
Tringa incana
Wandering Tattler
As recorded: Heteroscelus incanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS Ro17
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Rarotonga Island
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Coordinates
- -21.2306, -159.7790
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Tringa incana observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Vaiterenga Drive, Cook Islands, CK
(c) nancysnookes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Tikioki Tapere, Takitumu District, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-25
Q74C+5Q9, Ngatangiia District, Cook Islands
(c) Jake Osborne, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-06
Ara Tapu, Cook Islands, CK
(c) MarineLover123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-02
Avana Tapere, Cook Islands
(c) Courtney Tregurtha-Nairn, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-05
Cook Islands
(c) Judah G, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tringa incana. BPBM 2473. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2473.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 239228236 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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