Proposal (982) to South American Classification Committee

Add Tringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank) to main list

Tringa erythropus is currently. on the SACC Hypothetical List, with the following entry:

Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank. Sight record for Tobago, 13 February 1983 (Fisher 1998, ffrench & Hayes 1998, Kenefick & Hayes 2006).

On 16 June 2022, Martyn Kenefick and Nigel Lallsingh found and photographed an alternate-plumage on Trinidad. The record was accepted by the Trinidad and Tobago bird records committee (Kenefick 2023). Here’s the photo from the published report:

And here is the official report:

Literature Cited:

KENEFICK, M. 2023. Report of the Trinidad and Tobago Birds Status and Distribution Committee, records submitted during 2022. Living World, J. Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists Club 2023 (Early view)

Van Remsen, August 2023

Comments from Mark Pearman (voting for Remsen): “YES. The evidence is indisputable.”

Comments from Robbins: “YES, that is an easy one!”

Comments from Zimmer: “YES. Supported by photographic confirmation of what has to be one of the easier shorebird ID’s.”

Comments from Lane: “YES. I think this is pretty straightforward.”

Comments from Areta: “YES, clearly a T. erythropus.”

Comments from Claramunt: “YES. Unmistakable.

Comments from Louis Bevier (voting for Bonaccorso): “YES, in addition to obvious features, subtle things like downward bend at bill tip is a common feature of Spotted Redshank; field notes also support identification, e.g. white wedge up back.”