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 Yala National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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 Yala National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Common Redshank sighting in Yala National Park, based on 382 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redshank in Yala National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Redshank in Yala National Park in our monthly data.