Common Greenshank

Birds > Wading Birds & Shorebirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Common GreenshankScientific Name: Tringa nebulariaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Wading Birds & ShorebirdsSize: Length 30 to 35 cm (12 to 14 in); wingspan 68 to 70 cm (27 to 28 in)Weight: 140 to 270 g (4.9 to 9.5 oz)Lifespan: 6 to 12 years in...

Ruddy Turnstone

Birds > Shorebirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ruddy TurnstoneScientific Name: Arenaria interpresCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsSize: Length 21 to 26 cm (8.3 to 10.2 in); wingspan 50 to 57 cm (20 to 22 in)Weight: 85 to 150 g (3.0 to 5.3 oz)Lifespan: 9 to 14 years (record 19...

Northern Lapwing

Birds > Shorebirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Northern LapwingScientific Name: Vanellus vanellusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Widespread across the temperate Palearctic, breeding from the British Isles and western Europe east across Russia to northern China; winters in...

Eurasian Dotterel

Birds > Shorebirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eurasian DotterelScientific Name: Charadrius morinellusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Breeds across the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia and high alpine plateaus of Scotland, Scandinavia, the Alps, and southern Siberia; winters...

Black-winged Stilt

Birds > Shorebirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black-winged StiltScientific Name: Himantopus himantopusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Widespread across the Mediterranean basin, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and Southeast AsiaHabitat Type: Shallow...