Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Family Scolopacidae
Endangered — AUS: Endangered, ACT: Endangered, NSW: Endangered, QLD: Endangered, VIC: Endangered, WA: Migratory, Bonn: Listed, CAMBA: Listed, JAMBA: Listed, ROKAMBA: Listed
About
The common greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". Like the Norwegian Skoddefoll, this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Nerang National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, date unrecorded) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Nerang National Park — South East Queensland hikes