Wikipedia notes that the "wood sandpiper resembles a longer-legged, more delicate form of the...green sandpiper...[but] with a shorter, finer bill, brown back and longer yellowish legs. The wood sandpiper differs from the green by having a smaller, less contrasting white rump-patch. However, it is not closely related to the green sandpiper. Its closest relative is the common redshank.
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| This wood sandpiper was found in Kaziranga NP in the Eastern Range. |
"The wood sandpiper breeds in subarctic wetlands, from the Scottish Highlands...[through] Eurasia and the Palearctic. They...migrate to Africa, South Asia (particularly India) and Australia."
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| This wood sandpiper was found in the Central Range of Kaziranga NP. |
I like the stylish polka dots on the wings.
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