Spotted redshank

Description

This is a large wader (shorebird),measuring 29–31 cm (11–12 in) long,with a wingspan of 61–67 cm (24–26 in) and a weight ranging from 121 to 205 g (4.3 to 7.2 oz).It is black in breeding plumage,and very pale in winter.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.The call is a creaking whistle teu-it (somewhat similar to the call of a roseate tern),the alarm call a kyip-kyip-kyip