Nordmann's Greenshank
A species of Tringa Scientific name : Tringa guttifer Genus : Tringa
Nordmann's Greenshank, A species of Tringa
Botanical name: Tringa guttifer
Genus: Tringa
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The Nordmann's greenshank is a medium-sized sandpiper, at 29–32 cm (11–13 in) long, with a slightly upturned, bicoloured bill, and relatively short yellow legs. Breeding adults are boldly marked, with whitish spots and spangling on black upperside; heavily streaked head and upper neck; broad, blackish, crescentic spots on lower neck and breast; and darker lores. 
Size
32 cm
Habitat
Nordmann's Greenshank is primarily found in coastal and intertidal environments, where it exhibits a strong dependence on these habitats compared to other Tringa species. Its preferred areas include coastal meadows, intertidal flats, and areas near river mouths, where a mosaic of wetland conditions prevails. These birds are coastal obligates, frequenting these habitats for feeding and roosting, before migrating across broader geographical regions.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
General Info
Distribution Area
The Nordmann's greenshank breeds in eastern Russia along the south-western and northern coasts of the Sea of Okhotsk and on Sakhalin Island. Its non-breeding range is not fully understood, but significant numbers have been recorded in South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on passage, and in Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia in winter. It has also been recorded on passage or in winter in Japan, North Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (which may prove to be an important part of its wintering range), Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. There are unconfirmed records from Nepal and Guam (to US). It probably has a population of 500–1,000 individuals. It has been recorded several times on 80-mile beach in Western Australia and most recently an individual was observed for several weeks by dozens of bird watchers in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in January 2021 - the first time this species was recorded on the East coast of Australia.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Sandpipers Genus
Tringa Species
Nordmann's Greenshank 
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