Wandering Tattler
Where to Look
- Shorelines throughout the archipelago
Similar Galapagos Species
Willet
Identification
Seperated from larger non-breeding Willet by lack of pied wing pattern and yellow, not grey, legs.
Description
In non breeding plumage, adult is overall grey with a whitish throat, white eye ring , white belly and vent, faint pale eyestripe, dark grey bill and yellow legs. Breeding plumage similar to that of non-breeding adult, but with boldly barred undeparts, streaked throat and prominent white eye stripe. Sexes alike.
Galapagos Distribution
Recorded on shorelines throughout the main archipelago.
Global Distribution
Breeding visitor to alaska and adjacent Canadian arctic. Overwinters along the West Coast of North, Central and South America from S Canada to N Chile.
Status in the Galapagos
Common migrant present year round but with reduced numbers in the northern summer. The Galapagos is one of this species main wintering grounds.