Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa totanus (Common Redshank)
The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redshank sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1,094 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
📅 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 Redshank in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redshank sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1,094 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Redshank in Vatnajokull National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Redshank in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.