For the plant called "redshank", see Persicaria maculosa.
Common redshank
Breeding plumage
Non-breeding (winter) plumage
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] (Europe)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Tringa
Species:
T. totanus
Binomial name
Tringa totanus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of the common redshank
Breeding
Resident
Passage
Non-breeding
Synonyms
Totanus totanus(Linnaeus, 1758)
Scolopax totanusLinnaeus, 1758
Tringa gambettaLinnaeus, 1758
The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Tringa totanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693211A86687799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693211A86687799.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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