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 →
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Greenshank at Mikumi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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