Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank)
The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to Australia and North America. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Redshank in Biebrza National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Redshank in Biebrza National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Redshank in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.