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looking for lunch - common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Subject: looking for lunch - common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
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looking for lunch - common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)


greenshank

The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. 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.

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Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
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Scientific Name: Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Common Names: Common Greenshank, Greenshank
French: Chevalier aboyeur; German: Grünschenkel; Spanish: Archibebe claro
Taxonomy: Scolopax nebularia Gunnerus, 1767, district of Trondheim, Norway.

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