Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa nebularia (Common 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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Greenshank sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
📅 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 Common Greenshank in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Greenshank sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in Ningaloo Marine Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.