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Wood sandpiper, वन जलरंक

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wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) वन जलरंक  Saryuwetland Ayodhya Outskirts Uttar Pradesh January 2020 Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details  https://maghaa.com/wood-sandpiper-चुपका/ This is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. 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 glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel"