Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Described by: Gunnerus (1767)
Alternate common name(s): Greater Greenshank, Eurasian Greenshank, Greenshank
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
N. Palearctic;
N. Scotland through Scandinavia e. through c. Russia to e. Siberia and Kamchatka s. to Lake Baikal and n. Amurland.
Winters in s. Europe and Africa through the Persian Gulf region, India, se. Asia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, s. New Guinea and Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia) and Tasmania.
Videos
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Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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