Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Marsh Sandpiper

Ladakhi name:

Tselayling

Scientific name:

Tringa stagnatilis

Order:

charadriiformes

Family:

scolopicidae

fun facts:

The Marsh Sandpiper is a small wader and is a passage migrant to Ladakh. Can be spotted in marshes and muddy lake shores upto 3500 m. The sexes look the same.