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Wood sandpiper

    Wood sandpiper

    Tringa glareola


Castilian: Andarríos bastardo

Catalan: Valona

Gallego: Bilurico bastardo

Euskera: Kuliska pikarta


CLASIFICACIÓN:

Orden: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Migratory status: Passage migrant


CONSERVATION STATUS:

On the National List of Threatened Species, it appears in the “Of Special Interest” category. In the 2004 edition of the Red Book of Spanish Birds (Libro Rojo de las Aves de España) it is listed as “Not Evaluated”.

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THREATS

The most important threat is the drying up and pollution of wetlands, which alters the species' breeding and wintering areas.


Length / size: 18,5-21 cm / 35-39 cm

Identification: Wader whose legs are longer than those of other sandpipers; it is yellow and has a white forehead that extends beyond the eyes. During mating season the feathers on its back are dark with light spots, its crown is streaked, its breast has bars that turn into large spots near its flanks and its belly is white. In flight it appears very dark in contrast with its white rump and tail that has wide transverse stripes.

Song: In flight it makes a sibilant "cheefff eefff eefff" sound; when alarmed it makes a "geep geep" sound.

Diet: It feeds on invertebrates, specifically on insects.

Reproduction: The nest is located on the ground, on top of a small thicket or elevation in the land, among vegetation and near water. If it is a new construction, they cover it with stalks and leaves, although sometimes they use old nests in trees.


HABITAT

When breeding it occupies coniferous forests with large amounts of space covered by moss and grass, near water; the rest of the time it prefers coastal and tidal areas.


DISTRIBUTION

In Spain: During migratory passage, it is common in the Levante coast and the Balearic Islands, and is evenly distributed but rare in the Canary Islands.

In Castile and León: It is distributed throughout all the provinces, although the most noteworthy locations are the La Nava lake (Palencia) and Villafáfila (Zamora).

Movements and migrations: It is a migratory species. The postnuptial passage takes place in August in the Levante region, and the prenuptial passage runs from late April to late June.


POPULATION

In Spain:

In Castile and León: