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Synonyms tringa nebularia
Type of sandpiper

Examples of greenshank

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Other upland species such as greenshank and red grouse could be affected in the same way.
From the sciencedaily.com
On the loch, there are red-throated divers and breeding greenshank.
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This is Matford Scrape and it's a brilliant place to look for waders such as the greenshank.
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The piercing call of oystercatchers carried to us and dunlin, greenshank, and whimbrel were also present.
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Look out for the spoon-billed sandpiper and Nordmann's greenshank, both classified as globally threatened.
From the time.com
There are seven hides, from which you can see lapwings, greenshank, green sandpiper, golden plover and redshank.
From the independent.co.uk
The spoon-billed sandpiper and Nordmann's greenshank face extinction as their remaining populations rely on the tidal-flats of the Yellow Sea and on Saemangeum in particular.
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Greenshank breed in the remote north of Scotland, Scandinavia and up through Siberia, with some birds making a similar migration to the osprey, all the way south to Africa.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
More examples
  • Large European sandpiper with greenish legs
  • The Greenshank Tringa nebularia is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. Its closest relative is the Greater Yellowlegs, together with which and the Spotted Redshank it forms a close-knit group. ...
  • A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia