NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Common Greenshank
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Open encyclopedia reference
The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". Like the Norwegian Skoddefoll, this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Common greenshank; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:19:05.668949+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
- Name authority
- (Gunnerus, 1767)
- Common name
- Common Greenshank
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Tringa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusTringa Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesTringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tringa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria A. Wilson, 1813 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| WilletTringa semipalmata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wood SandpiperTringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wandering TattlerTringa incana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green SandpiperTringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common RedshankTringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scolopax nebularia Gunnerus, 1767 Gunnerus, 1767 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Australia
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
North America
Oceania
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176624 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:58VJB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.