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Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Sandpipers and Allies
Common Greenshank, photographed by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ )

Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · Wikimedia · CC-BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

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About the Common Greenshank

Gentle-eyed large wader with a slightly upturned bill. Note overall grayish plumage with white belly and greenish legs. In flight, appears dark above with a broad white stripe up the middle of the back. Slightly larger and lankier than Common Redshank. Usually seen as singles or small groups. Listen for mellow “tewtewtew.” Feeds mainly by striding in water, picking and sweeping with its bill. Breeds across northern Europe and Asia; migrants and wintering birds in Africa, southern Asia and Australia occur in varied wetland habitats.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 175 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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