Description:

Slightly smaller and more compact than other shanks, red-legged sandpiper, with a heavier straight bill more extensively of red on base. Non-breeding plumage is grey-brown above, with grey breast. Neck and underparts heavily streaked in breeding plumage; upperparts with variable dark brown and cinnamon markings.

Distribution:

Common passage migrant through all the major waterways and lakes of Gilgit-Baltistan. Usually found in wide variety of wetlands; including marshes, lakes, river banks, boggy areas and grasslands. From lowlands up to 3500m during passage migration.

Behavior:

Uses typical brisk walk while pecking; occasionally probes, jabs or sweeps bill through water; often wades, and occasionally swims. Feeds diurnally and nocturnally. Feeds on insects, spiders and annelids; non-breeders also consume molluscs and crustaceans, particularly amphipod; on occasion, feeds on small fish or tadpoles.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Common Redshank in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Common Redshank

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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