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Name |
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Common redshank |
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Scientific Name |
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Tringa totanus |
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Size |
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Chhota batan (29 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Rivers, Ponds and Lakes |
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Identification |
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A large sandpiper,greyish brown above, white below |
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Status |
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Migratory |
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Distribution |
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Entire Indian union |
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Food |
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Aquatic invertebrates, insects and larvae |
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Nest |
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May-July, Depression within a grass |
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Eggs |
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4, yellowish to greenish stone colour |
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Least concern |
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Wetland |
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Uncommon |
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Winter visitor in all parts of M.P |
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