Nordmann's Greenshank

Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835)

≈32 cmLength55 cmWingspan158 gWeight

This bird has a slightly upturned bill and relatively short yellow legs and feet.

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Thailand, Australia

Endangered

How to identify

Field marks

Bill slightly upturned and two-colored
Legs and feet yellow and relatively short
Breeding adult has broad black crescent-shaped markings on the breast
Breeding adult has dense streaks on the head and upper neck

Male, female and young

Chick is pale rufous, with interlacing black and dark brown stripes on the back and head.

Where and when it's recorded

Nordmann's Greenshank has been recorded at 128 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.

Countries and regions with the most records

China Thailand Australia Malaysia Vietnam South Korea Bangladesh Japan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer) 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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Questions

How big is the Nordmann's Greenshank?

The Nordmann's Greenshank is about ≈32 cm long, with a wingspan of 55 cm and weighs around 158 g.

Where does the Nordmann's Greenshank live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: coastal larch forest of northeastern Palearctic: western, southern coastal Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait (west of Sakhalin) and Sakhalin (eastern Siberia). It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Australia.

When is the best time to see the Nordmann's Greenshank?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Nordmann's Greenshank endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Nordmann's Greenshank as Endangered.

What does the Nordmann's Greenshank eat?

Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.

What family is the Nordmann's Greenshank in?

It belongs to the family Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Length: ≈32 cm
Wingspan: 55 cm
Weight: 158 g
Habitat: Coast & tidal flats
Diet: Fish, shrimp & shellfish
Lifestyle: Active on the ground
Migration: Migratory
Conservation: Endangered

More measurements

Wing: 171 mm
Tail: 61 mm
Bill: 57 mm
Tarsus: 43 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: coastal larch forest of northeastern Palearctic: western, southern coastal Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait (west of Sakhalin) and Sakhalin (eastern Siberia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2