| IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): | Least Concern
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| Approximate size(adult): | A small sandpiper, about 13–15 cm long with a wingspan of 32–35 cm. It has brownish upperparts, white underparts, and distinctive white outer tail feathers visible in flight.
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| Resident/ Migrate from: | Breeds in northern Eurasia, including Scandinavia, northern Russia, and Siberia. Migrates southward after breeding.
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| Migrate to: | Winters in South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Africa. Common winter visitor to wetlands and paddy fields across the Indian subcontinent.
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| Breeding season: | May to July, during the northern summer. Nests on the ground near freshwater lakes or marshes, often in tundra or taiga regions.
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| Breed in: | Northern Europe and Siberia, mainly in arctic and subarctic zones.
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| Habitat: | During winter, found in freshwater marshes, wet fields, ponds, and muddy edges of lakes and rivers. Prefers shallow, still waters over coastal mudflats.
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| Diet: | Feeds mainly on small invertebrates, including insects, larvae, worms, and crustaceans, which it picks actively from the surface of mud or shallow water.
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