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Species record

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Least ConcernCompare

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Primary Traits

FamilyScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmEastern Hemisphere
HabitatCoastal
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

122.67 g

Elevation

0 m - 3,100 m

Data points

49

Images

24

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tringa totanus

English name

Common Redshank

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

totanus

Data source

HBW3, BOTW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Eastern Hemisphere

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Polar

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

128 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

85 g

Maximum unsexed mass

155 g

Average mass

122.67 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

3,100 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

3,100 m

Typical elevation

1,550 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Coastal

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Social, Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground, Grass

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

23 d

Maximum incubation period

24 d

Minimum fledging period

23 d

Maximum fledging period

35 d

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

29 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory, Sedentary