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)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Greenshank in Cairngorms National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Common Greenshank sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in Cairngorms National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.