Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa totanus (Common Redshank)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
📅 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 Redshank in Białowieża National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Redshank sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redshank in Białowieża National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Redshank in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.