solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Hunting behaviour of solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Description
English: Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario
Date 12 May 2010
Author D. Gordon E. Robertson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dger
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solitary_Sandpiper,_Petrie_Island.jpg
The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the New 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 solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone".
