The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. Visiting waders include grey-tailed tattlers, ruddy turnstones, great knots and greater sand plovers. Along the beaches pied oystercatcher, bar-tailed godwits, tattlers and crested terns are often seen. Elsa and the Tattlers discuss Stanley's plans and the promises he's made for each. The tattlers are the two very similar bird species in the shorebird genus "Tringa".