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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Greenshank sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
📅 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 Bale Mountains National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Common Greenshank sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in Bale Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.