Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa incana (Wandering Tattler)
About the Wandering Tattler
The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) is a medium-sized shorebird, similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler (T. brevipes). The tattlers are unique among the species of Tringa for having unpatterned, greyish wings and backs, and a scaly breast pattern extending more or less onto the belly in breeding plumage, in which both also have a rather prominent supercilium.
The wandering tattler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Scolopax and coined the binomial name Scolopax incana. Gmelin based his description on the "ash-coloured snipe" that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his book A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham's specimen had been supplied by the naturalist Joseph Banks. It had been collected in 1777 by William Anderson on the island of Mo'orea in the Society Islands during James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific Ocean. The wandering tattler was moved to the genus Heteroscelus which had been introduced by Spencer Fullerton Baird in 1858. and then in 2006 moved to... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Wandering Tattler in Kenai Fjords National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wandering Tattler in Kenai Fjords National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Tattler sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wandering Tattler in Kenai Fjords National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Wandering Tattler in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.