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Common GreenshankAlternate name(s): "Greenshank" ![]() Size: 30-35 cm; wing span 65-70 cm Weight: 130-270 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a Common Greenshank in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, April 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Greenshank moulting out of breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank moulting out of breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank moulting out of breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, August 2019]
Lateral view of two Common Greenshanks moulting out of breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sapal Castro Marim, Vila Real Santo Antonio, Algarve, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank moulting into breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Alhos Vedros, Moita, Setubal, Portugal, January 2020]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank moulting into breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sado estuary, Setubal, Portugal, April 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Greenshank moulting into breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sado estuary, Setubal, Portugal, April 2019]
Distant lateral view of a Common Greenshank moulting out of breeding
plumage in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2015]
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Ria Formosa, Quinta de Marim, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Ria Formosa, Quinta de Marim, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alhos Vedros, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Montijo, Setubal, Portugal, January 2020]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alhos Vedros, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of two Common Greenshanks in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas da Fuseta, Fuseta, Algarve, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage;
note the characteristic black spots along the white
edge lining of the wing coverts (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[October 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Dorsal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alcochete, Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Dorsal view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage;
click on image to see it roosting together with
Curlew Sandpipers
and Common Redshanks
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, in March 2019]
Lateral view of two Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage in flight;
click on image to see it together with
Curlew Sandpipers
and Common Redshanks
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, in March 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage in flight;
click on image to see it together with
Curlew Sandpipers
and Common Redshanks
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, in March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of two Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2019]
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Additional information |
More photos have been obtained by us in Australia and in Oman.
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Food, Diet |
Common Greenshank in non-breeding
plumage
with its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, March 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
grnshnk_dw_20190819.m4a | (Poland) | Contact call (arrival) | © DW | |
grnshnk_dw_20200726_3.m4a | (Poland) | Contact calls | © DW | |
grnshnk_jp_20201016.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
grnshnk_dw_20200726_2.m4a | (Poland) |
Contact calls Q&A (+ Wood Sandpiper) |
© DW | |
grnshnk_jp_20200722.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact calls (+ Common Ringed Plover) | © JP | |
grnshnk_dw_20190819_3.m4a | (Poland) | Warning calls (humans on the water) | © DW | |
grnshnk_dw_20180818.m4a | (Poland) | ? | © DW | |
grnshnk_jp_20230502.mp3 | (Portugal) | Various (+ Common Redshank) | © JP |
More Common Greenshank sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.