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Common Name

Common Greenshank

Alternate Names

Common Type

Shank

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

nebularia

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bangladesh, Britain

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breeds on dry ground near marshy areas where they feed.

Distribution and Range

Palearctic Europe and Asia; winters from southern Africa to southern Asia, Philippines and Australia

Food

Primarily feed on invertebrates but will also take small fish and amphibians

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