Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaWilson, A, 1813
English (US) Solitary Sandpiper
The Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Tringa solitaria
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Described by
- Wilson, A, 1813
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tringa solitaria cinnamomea
- Tringa solitaria solitaria
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wilson, A, 1813
- Type locality
- Pocono Mountain, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and New York.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 7 p.53 pl.58 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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