Category

Tringa

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Common Redshank

species of bird

Common Greenshank

species of bird

Green Sandpiper

species of bird

Spotted Redshank

species of bird

Marsh Sandpiper

species of bird

Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1599. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English names of six species, as well as the specific names of two of these and the green sandpiper. They are typically associated with northern hemisphere temperate regions for breeding. Some of this group—notably the green sandpiper and the solitary sandpiper—nest in trees, using the old nests of other birds, usually

Lesser Yellowlegs

species of bird

Greater Yellowlegs

species of bird

Nordmann’s Greenshank

species of bird

Solitary Sandpiper

species of bird

Grey-tailed Tattler

species of bird

The willet (Tringa semipalmata) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. Its closest relative is the lesser yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.

Wandering Tattler

species of bird