page_title: List of birds of Tonga
section_title: Sandpipers and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Tonga / Sandpipers and allies
caption_attribution_description: English: Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tonga. The avifauna of Tonga include a total of 73 species, of which two are endemic, five have been introduced by humans and eight are rare or accidental. Seven species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Tonga.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Tonga
  Endemic - a species endemic to Tonga
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tonga as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae
  Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
  Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
  Bristle-thighed curlew, Numenius tahitiensis
  Wandering tattler, Tringa incana
  Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
  Sanderling, Calidris alba
caption: Wandering tattler
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