Siberian Tattler, more often called Gray-tailed Tattler in U.S. guides, is a gray shorebird that breeds in northeastern Siberia. Its yellowish legs, straight bill, and broad pale eyebrows are useful clues, but it can be hard to distinguish from the Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana).
In breeding plumage, Gray-tailed Tattler has finer, paler bars that usually stop before the undertail. Its white eyebrows are broader and meet above the bill. A distant silent bird can be very hard to separate.
Why they get mixed upBoth are gray, yellow-legged shorebirds that can appear on Pacific shores.