Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
SpeciesTringa totanus (Common Redshank)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Moremi Game Reserve

1 Verified sightings at Moremi Game Reserve From 2019 to 2026

18,330 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Redshank

The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The common redshank was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Scolopax totanus. It is now placed with twelve other species in the genus Tringa that Linnaeus had introduced in 1758. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific totanus is from Tótano, the Italian name for this bird.

Six subspecies are recognised: T. t. robusta (Schiøler, 1919) – breeds in Iceland and the Faroe Islands; non-breeding around the British Isles and west Europe T. t. totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) – breeds in west, north Europe to west Siberia; winters in Africa, India and Indonesia

T. t. ussuriensis Buturlin, 1934 – breeds in southern Siberia, Mongolia and east Asia; non-breeding in Africa, India and southeast Asia T. t. terrignotae Meinertzhagen, R. & Meinertzhagen, A., 1926 – breeds in southern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tringa stagnatilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calidris pugnax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calidris minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinago nigripennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris ferruginea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris melanotos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vanellus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Actophilornis africanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~60%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~50%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~50%
4	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~40%
5	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~40%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~40%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~30%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~30%
10	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
11	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
12	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
13	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
14	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
15	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
16	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
17	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
18	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
19	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
20	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
21	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
22	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
26	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
27	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
30	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
31	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
32	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
33	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
34	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
35	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
37	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
38	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
39	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
40	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
41	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
42	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
43	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
45	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
46	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
48	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data

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Common Redshank

About the Common Redshank

Recent sightings of Common Redshank in Moremi Game Reserve

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

Wood Sandpiper

Common Greenshank

Marsh Sandpiper

Ruff

Common Sandpiper

Little Stint

African Snipe

Curlew Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Blacksmith Lapwing

African Jacana

Black-winged Stilt

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found