Cousin of the 21st century: Tringa ochropus, the Green Sandpiper. Size: 40 cm high. Etymology: Tringapterus is a contraction of "Tringa" and "wingless" means "Green Sandpiper without wings"; "Daftpunki" is a tribute to Daft punk, a French electronic music duo whose artists share with our bird the same light and the same helmet future singing that unites these species. Distribution: Large Eurafrican mud flats, as well as coastal lake.