Sandpiper

The Sandpiper in Ancient Egypt

There were many species of sandpipers in ancient Egypt, such as the Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, and Wood Sandpiper. Sandpipers were sometimes pictured in ancient Egyptian paintings and reliefs of wildlife along the Nile and in the marshes. Certain species were rare enough to be pictured in Tuthmosis III's "botanical garden" full of exotics.

The Waterfowl of Ancient Egypt