Marsh sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

The Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a bird found in Taiwan, India, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Thailand. Marshes and shores across Eurasia, Africa and Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fish and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Tringa stagnatilis
Region	Asia
Found in	Taiwan, India, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Thailand

🏡 Where the Marsh sandpiper lives

Marshes and shores across Eurasia, Africa and Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🐟 Fish20%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has very long, thin legs, and wades through water.

Hear the Marsh sandpiper

Recorded by Lars Edenius (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC915491. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Marsh sandpiper

Where does the Marsh sandpiper live?

The Marsh sandpiper lives in Taiwan, India, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Thailand. Marshes and shores across Eurasia, Africa and Australia.

What does the Marsh sandpiper eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fish (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Marsh sandpiper endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.