About the Nordmann's Greenshank
Nordmann's greenshank or the spotted greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. They are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and are typically found within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
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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 have darker plumage than their non-breeding counterparts. These adults often appear boldly marked, with dark brown spangling on their back, chest, and head and a white underbelly.They have a heavily streaked head and upper neck; broad, blackish, crescentic spots on lower neck and breast; and darker lores. Breeding adult bills are darker and less obviously bicolored as well.
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Where the Nordmann's Greenshank lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in India.
When to see the Nordmann's Greenshank
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesThe grey-tailed tattler is closely related to its North American counterpart, the wandering tattler (T. incana) and is difficult to distinguish from that species.
Wandering TattlerTringa incanaThe wandering tattler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisThe marsh sandpiper resembles a small elegant greenshank, with a long fine bill and very long yellowish legs.
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