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Species record

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Least ConcernCompare

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26 found
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Snapshot

Primary Traits

FamilyScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmEZ
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

212.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,200 m

Data points

49

Images

26

Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tringa nebularia

English name

Common Greenshank

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

nebularia

Data source

HBW3, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

EZ

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Polar

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

125 g

Maximum unsexed mass

300 g

Average mass

212.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,200 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,200 m

Typical elevation

600 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

0.82

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

Monogamous, Polygynous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

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

22 d

Maximum incubation period

26 d

Minimum fledging period

25 d

Maximum fledging period

31 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

28 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory