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spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)

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spotted redshank  ( Tringa erythropus ) Recordshot Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh March21 Nikon Gears This is a  wader  (shorebird) in the large  bird  family  Scolopacidae . The genus name  Tringa It has a red legs and bill, and shows a white oval on the back in flight. Juveniles are grey-brown finely speckled white above, and have pale, finely barred underparts. Adults moult completely between July and October. In spring, the body plumage is moulted between March and May. Juveniles have a partial moult between August and February.