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The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. Its closest relative is the Greater Yellowlegs, which together with the Spotted Redshank form a close-knit group. Among them, these three species show all the basic leg and foot colours found in the shanks, demonstrating that this character is paraphyletic (Pereira & Baker, 2005). They are also the largest shanks apart from the Willet, which is altogether more robustly built. The Greater Yellowlegs and the Common Greenshank share a coarse, dark, and fairly crisp breast pattern as well as much black on the shoulders and back in breeding plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Tringa
Scientific:
Tringa nebularia
Citation:
(Gunnerus, 1767)
Reference:
Beskr.Finm.Lapper[Leem] p.251
Protonym:
Scolopax nebularia
Avibase ID:
18B415D28BBF934C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/18B415D2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176624
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Green-shank ( Totanus nebularius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Green-shank ( Glottis nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Green-shank ( Glottis nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Green-shank ( Glottis nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Green-shank ( Glottis nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Chevalier aboyeur ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Chevalier aboyeur ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Tringa nebularia [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Tringa nebularia [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Tringa nebularia [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tringa nebularia [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tringa nebularia [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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