Bird Sighting
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia · Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
Where Greenshank has been seen
Greenshank in our records
- Records
- 5
- First recorded
- 21/04/2022
- Last recorded
- 23/08/2026
- Places
- Pump House Flash, Elton Hall Flash
Recent records
About the Greenshank
The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". Like the Norwegian Skoddefoll, this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 61 cm
- Weight
- 30.5–173 g
Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5 
Foto: Jonn Leffmann, CC BY 3.0 
Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer, Museum Wiesbaden, CC BY-SA 3.0 
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Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
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