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Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Joost van Bruggen (XC432903). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
RuffCalidris pugnax
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 859,486 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 859,486 |
| Russia | 7,158 |
| India | 1,080 |
| China | 1,031 |
| Italy | 1,029 |
| Spain | 1,003 |
| United Kingdom | 889 |
| France | 856 |
| England | 845 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies · Tringa |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Green Sandpiper with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.