Common Redshank
Tringa totanus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Common Redshank
The Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Tringa totanus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Redshank
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Tringa totanus robusta
- Tringa totanus totanus
- Tringa totanus ussuriensis
- Tringa totanus terrignotae
- Tringa totanus craggi
- Tringa totanus eurhina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scolopax Totanus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.145
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Spotted Redshank
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