#0657 · 🐦 birds

Common Greenshank

🇳🇱 Groenpootruiter ·Tringa nebularia

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The common greenshank ( Tringa nebularia ) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the New 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.

base stats

NL sightings 258iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 38,422iNaturalist observations
weight 173 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).