grey-tailed tattler
A migratory shorebird (Tringa brevipes, formerly Heteroscelus brevipes) found in East Asia and Australasia.
A grey-tailed tattler was pecking at food on the tidal flat.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Rare kanji form; the word is usually written in kana.
The name キアシシギ literally means 'yellow-legged sandpiper', from 黄 (ki, 'yellow'), 足 (ashi, 'leg'), and 鷸 (shigi, 'sandpiper'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.