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The common redshank (Tringa totanus) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Common redshank taxonomy
The Scolopacidae is a family of sandpipers. The family Scolopacidae was first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815.The Scolopacidae comprises fifteen genera, including Tringa. The genus Tringa was first introduced by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The genus Tringa comprises thirteen species, including Tringa totanus. The species Tringa totanus was first introduced (as Scolopax Totanus) by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
The species Tringa totanus is polytypic and comprises six subspecies, viz., Tringa totanus totanus, Tringa totanus eurhina, Tringa totanus robusta, Tringa totanus ussuriensis, Tringa totanus craggi and Tringa totanus terrignotae.
Taxonomic classification | |
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Binomial name: | Tringa totanus |
Species: | T. totanus |
Genus: | Tringa |
Subfamily: | - |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Class: | Aves |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
1.Common redshank - Tringa totanus 272 Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
2.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Mario Kepinski |
3.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by S. Rae |
4.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Christoph Müller |
5.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Christoph Müller |
6.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Christoph Müller |
7.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by pjt56 |
8.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Stefan Berndtsson |
9.Common redshank - Tringa totanus Image by Mlkniemi |
1.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Redshank_Tringa_totanus_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN0790_(2).jpg (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rotschenkel_Morsum_N%C3%B6sse.JPG (cropped)
Author: Mario Kepinski | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/35142635@N05/27230849143/ (cropped)
Author: S. Rae | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 3/1/18
4.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redshank_lake_geneva-5.jpg (cropped)
Author: Christoph Müller | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redshank_lake_geneva-2.jpg (cropped)
Author: Christoph Müller | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redshank_lake_geneva-1.jpg (cropped)
Author: Christoph Müller | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
7.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_totanus-pjt.jpg (cropped)
Author: pjt56 | License: CC BY 3.0
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbern/9026119163/ (cropped)
Author: Stefan Berndtsson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 3/1/18
9.Image source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_totanus_nest.jpg (cropped)
Author: Mlkniemi | License: Public domain
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