Common Greenshank
A species of Tringa Scientific name : Tringa nebularia Genus : Tringa
Common Greenshank, A species of Tringa
Botanical name: Tringa nebularia
Genus: Tringa
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Description
A larger-sized wading bird, the common Greenshank has wide eyes that give it a gentle-looking appearance. It is often seen wading along shorelines picking up small aquatic insects and fish with its upturned beak. It is a vocal bird with a mellow call it emits whether it is searching for food in a small group or by itself.
Size
30 - 34 cm
Colors
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
24.4 years
Feeding Habits
Common Greenshank consumes a varied diet, primarily insects, worms, molluscs, small fish, and crustaceans. This species forages by wading and probing in shallow waters. Its unique elongated bill and sensitive tip adapt to tactile hunting, detecting hidden prey in mud or sand.
Habitat
Common Greenshank's habitat is diverse, spanning both inland and coastal regions across broad geographical areas. During the breeding season, they occupy the taiga zone, typically in forest clearings, moorlands, and open bogs and marshes, sometimes at elevations up to 1200 meters. They are found in estuaries, mudflats, mangrove swamps, lagoons, and on migration, frequent inland wet meadows, dried-up lakes, and marshes. In winter, common Greenshank prefers freshwater and marine wetlands - estuaries, coastal flats, saltmarshes, mangroves, and lakes. They are also known to inhabit human-made wetlands such as sewage farms, dam lakes, saltworks, and flooded agricultural fields, like rice crops.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
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Distribution Area
This is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is a migratory species, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. It breeds on dry ground near marshy areas, laying about four eggs in a ground scrape. 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Sandpipers Genus
Tringa Species
Common Greenshank 
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