This bird is a small wader, about the size of a crow, with a brownish body and white underparts. A winter visitor, this bird has a unique style. The way it moves is somewhat similar to that of a wagtail. It wags its tail quite like the wagtails after each stride forward, yet unlike them it also gives a pumping motion with its head as it moves ahead. It is primarily insectivorous, but at places like the Sewri mudflats, it feasts on various crustaceans too. It is a fairly common bird, and we saw several of them at Sewri, so its not surprising that theyre under Least Concerned in the IUCN list.
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