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Common RedshankAlternate name(s): "Redshank" ![]() Size: 27-29 cm; wing span 59-66 cm Weight: 85-220 g |
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Photos |
Race "totanus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Tromso airport, Tromso, Norway, in June 2018]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in fresh breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Redshank in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Tromso airport, Tromso, Norway, in June 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Redshank in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Tromso airport, Tromso, Norway, in June 2018]
Dorsal view of a Common Redshank in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Tromso airport, Tromso, Norway, in June 2018]
Comparison of Common Redshanks in breeding
plumage with a
Common Shelduck
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Between Harlesiel and Schilling, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas do Samouco, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-frontal and lateral views of Common Redshanks in non-breeding
plumage
foraging in coastal vegetation
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Comparison of the lateral head profiles of the two species of redshank in non-breeding plumage: Common Redshank on the left; Spotted Redshank on the right (photos courtesy of J. Pires)
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal, March 2018]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas do Samouco, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas do Forte do Rato, Tavira, Faro, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
foraging in a mudflat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, January 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas do Samouco, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
foraging in a mudflat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
foraging in coastal vegetation
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage,
with a feeding female
Northern Shoveler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
Dorsal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal, January 2019]
Common Redshanks in non-breeding
plumage
foraging in shallow water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2016]
Lateral and ventral view of Common Redshanks in non-breeding
plumage in flight;
note the characteristic pattern of white on wings and rump on
the upper bird
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alhos Vedros, Moita, Tejo estuary, Portugal, Jnauary 2020]
Near-dorsal view onto the upperparts of a Common Redshank in
non-breeding plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alcochete, Setubal, Portugal, February 2019]
Dorsal view of a Common Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
just after take-off; note the characteristic wedge-shaped
white patch on the back
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Setubal, Portugal, January 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile(?) Common Redshank;
note the dark base of the bill and the pale fringes
of the wing coverts
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
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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.
redshnk_jp_20230502.mp3 | totanus (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
redshnk_jp_20230109.mp3 | totanus (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
redshnk_jp_20230109.mp3 | totanus (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
redshnk_dw_20190519.m4a | totanus (Poland) | Contact calls, in-flight | © DW | |
redshnk_dw_20200612_2.m4a | totanus (Poland) | Contact calls, warning, alarm/departure | © DW | |
redshnk_dw_20200612.m4a | totanus (Poland) | Warning calls | © DW | |
redshnk_dw_20210626.m4a | totanus (Poland) | Warning/alarm calls | © DW | |
redshnk_jp_20200720.m4a | totanus (Portugal) | ? | © JP | |
grnshnk_jp_20230502.mp3 | totanus (Portugal) | Various (+ Common Greenshank) | © JP |
More Common Redshank sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.