Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Scolopacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult, basic plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, basic plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, alternate plumage | Sex: Unknown |Loc. North America
Age: Adult, basic plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Status: The Wandering Tattler is a rare Boreal migrant along the rocky shores of Peru during the months of September through April. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Playero Vagabundo.
Sub-species: Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana), J. F. Gmelin 1789.
Meaning of Name: Tringa: Gr. A white wagging tail bird mentioned by Aristotle without being completely identified, but taken by later authors as a torch or wagtail. incana: L. gray, quite gray.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.