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 Semuliki National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Greenshank sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in Semuliki National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.