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Common Redshank

Waders & Shorebirds

Tringa totanus

Basic stats

Diet

Aquatic invertebrates, small fish

Habitat

Mudflats, estuaries, coastal marshes

Range

Breeds Eurasia, winters to Africa, Asia and coastal Southeast Asia

Clutch size

4 eggs

Incubation period

About 23–29 days

Size

Medium (27–29cm)

Wingspan

~59–66cm

Weight

~85–155g

A medium-sized wader with bright orange-red legs and a red-based bill, showing a broad white trailing edge to the wing in flight.

A regular winter visitor to Borneo's coastal mudflats and estuaries, often one of the first waders to give an alarm call and take flight when disturbed.

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