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    The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The common redshank was formally described...
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  • Look up redshank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Redshank may refer to: Redshank (soldier), 16th-century Scottish mercenaries Common redshank Tringa...
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    The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given...
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    Australia Egg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden Common greenshank is significantly larger than, for example Common redshank. BirdLife International (2016). "Tringa...
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    The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The breeding habitats are marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows...
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    The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia)...
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  • redpoll Common redshank Common redstart Common reed bunting Common ringed plover Common rock thrush Common rosefinch Common sandpiper Common scale-backed...
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  • Thumbnail for Eurasian whimbrel
    The Eurasian or common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae...
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    and heavily built shorebird with a structure similar to that of the common redshank but being larger in size than the greater yellowlegs while resembling...
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    godwit and common redshank. In the Sado Estuary are dunlin, Eurasian curlew, grey plover and common redshank. The Algarve hosts red knot, common greenshank...
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    most birds, the tip of the bill's upper mandible is flexible. As their common name implies, the woodcocks are woodland birds. They feed at night or in...
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    (Numenius tahitiensis, right) and ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Preening male...
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    that is visible in flight. However, it is more closely related to the common redshank and the wood sandpiper. Together, they form a group of smallish shanks...
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    Tringa stagnatilis Common redshank, Tringa totanus Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola Tringa legs are either red (Spotted redshank, T. erythropus), ......
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    related to these two species. Rather, its closest relative is the common redshank (T. totanus), and these two share a sister relationship with the marsh...
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    such as earthworms closer to the surface. The foraging theory is the most common explanation of the behavior, and it is often cited in field guides. An alternative...
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    both also have a rather prominent supercilium. These birds resemble common redshanks in shape and size. The upper parts, underwings, face and neck are grey...
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    tricolor) Actitis Common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) Spotted sandpiper (A. macularia) Tringa Grey-tailed tattler (T. brevipes) Spotted redshank (T. erythropus)...
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    specific name "borealis" is Latin for "northern". This species has many common names. It has been named the prairie pigeon, fute, little curlew, doe-bird...
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    species, but in the local dialect the word means "legs" and is used for the redshank. Two subspecies are recognised: A. i. interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) – breeds...
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    tricolor) Actitis Common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) Spotted sandpiper (A. macularia) Tringa Grey-tailed tattler (T. brevipes) Spotted redshank (T. erythropus)...
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    needed] Common chaffinch Chicken Chilean flamingo Chiloe wigeon Chinstrap penguin Cliff swallow Common gull Common murre Common redshank Common shelduck...
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  • Thumbnail for List of birds of Madeira
    sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A) Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus (A) Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca (A) Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia (A) Lesser...
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    newt Italian crested newt smooth newt alpine newt little tern lapwing common redshank barn owl ural owl tawny owl Western capercaillie black grouse Eurasian...
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    Besides these, waders like black-tailed godwit, common sandpiper, common greenshank, common redshank, green sandpiper, and ruff can be spotted in Nubra...
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    The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews...
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    hedgehogs eat the eggs of ground-nesting waders such as common snipe, dunlin, common redshank and northern lapwing. It is also considered a pest in New...
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    relative, however, is the greenshank, which together with the spotted redshank form a close-knit group. Among them, these three species show all the basic...
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    sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A) Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca (A) Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia Willet...
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    elaborate courtship dance, with fast and looping display flights also being common. A small hollow is lined with various weeds and grasses to serve as the...
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