31. Wood Sandpiper (ಅಡವಿ ಗದ್ದೆಗೊರವ - Adavi Gaddegorava)

Wood Sandpiper - ಅಡವಿ ಗದ್ದೆಗೊರವ - Adavi Gaddegorava

The wood sandpiper (Kannada name: ಅಡವಿ ಗದ್ದೆಗೊರವ - Adavi Gaddegorava)  (Tringa glareola) 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".

Types of Sandpipers found in Mysuru:

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 43 species which occur in India and 29 species occur in Karnataka.

• Green sandpiper
• Wood sandpiper
• Greater Painted Snipe