Bird

Common redshank

Tringa totanus

हिन्दी: छोटा सुरमा

IUCN: Least Concern

Common redshank with bright orange-red legs standing in shallow water

Scientific name: Tringa totanus
Hindi name: छोटा सुरमा
Family: Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern

A wader on bright red legs.

Spot it Grey-brown above, white below with a streaked breast, bright orange-red legs; a white band on the back of the wings in flight.
Home Muddy lake edges and marshes in winter.
Food web Probes mud for insects, worms and small water animals.
Why it matters Tells us the mudflats are rich in small life.

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