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 Daintree National Park
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
📅 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 Daintree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Greenshank sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in Daintree National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.