Description:

Similar to Common Redshank but longer-legged; longer, finer bill slightly drooped at tip. Red at base of bill, and red legs. Non-breeding plumage is paler grey above and whiter below than Common with more prominent white supercilium. Underparts black in breeding plumage. Juvenile similar to non-breeding adult.

Distribution:

Uncommon passage migrant through the wester districts of Ghizer and Diamer. Usually found in wide variety of wetlands; including marshes, lakes, river banks, boggy areas and grasslands. From lowlands up to 3000m during passage migration.

Behavior:

Pecks, probes, jabs or sweeps bill through water from side to side. Occasionally swims while feeding in deep water; may immerse head and neck completely. Chiefly feeds on aquatic insects and their larvae, terrestrial flying insects, small crustaceans, molluscs, polychaete worms, fish and amphibians.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

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

Seasonal Occurrence of Spotted 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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