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The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.

Common greenshank taxonomy

The Scolopacidae is a family of sandpipers, curlews and snipes. 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 the genus Tringa. The genus Tringa was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The genus Tringa comprises 13 species, viz., T. ochropus, T. solitaria, T. brevipes, T. incana, T. erythropus, T. melanoleuca, T. semipalmata, T. flavipes, T. guttifer, T. stagnatilis, T. totanus, T. glareola and T. nebularia.

The species Tringa nebularia was first described by Johan Ernst Gunnerus (26 February 1718 – 23 September 1773), a Norwegian bishop and botanist, in the year 1767. The species T. nebularia is monotypic.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Tringa nebularia
Species:	T. nebularia
Genus:	Tringa
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Scolopacidae
Order:	Charadriiformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia 282
Photo by Juan Lacruz

2.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by JJ Harrison

3.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by J.M.Garg

4.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by JJ Harrison

5.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by Alpsdake

6.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by Alpsdake

7.Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Photo by Alpsdake

8.Tringa nebularia
Photo by Alpsdake

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1.Photo source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_2013-09-26.jpg (cropped)
Author: Juan Lacruz | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
2.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_-_Laem_Phak_Bia.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
3.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Greenshank_I_IMG_1611.jpg (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
5.Photo source: https://.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_a3.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
6.Photo source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_eating_Crab.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
7.Photo source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_eating_Crab_a2.JPG (cropped)
Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Photo source: https://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_in_flight_a2.JPG (cropped)
Photo author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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