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Greenshank Tringa nebularia [Gunnerus, 1767]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
GK , GRESH
EURING No:
5480
Number in Britain:
1100 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
32 cm
Wingspan:
69 cm
Weight:
M/F: 190 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: trungas =a waterbird mentioned by Aristotle
and L.: nebula=a mist +-arius =possessing
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, WINTERS: s Europe, s Asia, Africa & Australia
Habitat:
Marsh, wet grassland, moor, on migration mudflats
Diet:
Invertebrates and small fish located by sight
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
720 to 1480 pairs
in 1995
Winter:
597 individuals
in 1994-99
Passage:
1400 individuals
First Record:
1678
Latest Survey:
Hancock, M.H. et al. (1997) Bird Study 290-302
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
61 to 95 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
51 x 35 mm
Egg Weight:
30.5 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
1
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
3.86 ± 0.35 (3 - 4) N = 22
Incubation:
25 - 27 days
25.05 ± 0.91 (25 - 27) N = 22
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
29 - 29 days
28.58 ± 0.38 (28 - 29) N = 32
as:
Precocial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
68
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
15yr10m
(The Netherlands: 24yr 5m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
D2
Wing Length
Adult:
192.6 ± 5.8
Range
183 - 202 mm, N =83
Juvenile:
191.3 ± 5.0
183 - 200 mm, N =139
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
199.3 ± 27.93
Range
150.0 - 241.0 g , N =76
Juvenile:
180.1 ± 33.22
132.5 - 245.5 g , N =120
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Greenshank
Gaelic:
Deoch-bhiugh
Welsh:
Pibydd Coeswerdd
Danish:
Hvidklire
Dutch:
Groenpootruiter
Finnish:
Valkoviklo
French:
Chevalier aboyeur
German:
Grünschenkel
Hungarian:
Szürke cankó
Icelandic:
Lyngstelkur
Irish:
Laidhrín Glas
Italian:
Pantana
Norwegian:
Gluttsnipe
Polish:
Kwokacz
Portuguese:
Perna-verde-comum
Spanish:
Archibebe claro
Swedish:
Gluttsnäppa
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1979 Greenshanks Poyser, Berkhamstead
[598.612 NET]
Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1951 The greenshank Collins, London
[598.612 NET]
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
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