Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis 22-25cm

Sadhuppu Mankothi in Tamil (சதுப்பு மண்கொத்தி)

Widespread winter visitor. Smaller and daintier than common greenshank with proportionately longer legs and finer bill. Legs greenish or yellowish. Upperparts are grey and foreneck and underparts white in non-breeding plumage. In breeding plumage, foreneck and breast streaked and upperparts blotched and barred. Juvenile has dark streaked upperparts with buff fringes. Abrupt dull yup flight call. Mainly freshwater wetlands.