Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler)
The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot". This tattler breeds in northeast Siberia. After breeding, they migrate to an area from southeast Asia to Australia. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-tailed Tattler sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-tailed Tattler in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-tailed Tattler sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey-tailed Tattler in Ningaloo Marine Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Grey-tailed Tattler in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.