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The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.

Green sandpiper taxonomy

The Scolopacidae is the family of sandpipers, curlews and snipes. The family Scolopacidae was first introduced by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815.

The family Scolopacidae comprises fifteen genera, including 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 name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle".

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

The species Tringa ochropus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the year 1758. The species Tringa ochropus is monotypic.
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Tringa ochropus
Species:T. ochropus
Genus:Tringa
Subfamily:-
Family:Scolopacidae
Order:Charadriiformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
1.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus 250
Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe


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2.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Charlesjsharp

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3.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Francesco Veronesi

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4.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Ferran Pestaña

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5.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Alpsdake

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6.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Alpsdake

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7.Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Photo by Tony Smith

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8.Tringa ochropus
Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe

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9.Tringa ochropus eggs
Photo by Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer
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1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Sandpiper_Tringa_ochropus_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_DSCN0314_(10).jpg (cropped)
Photo author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 4/29/18
2.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_sandpiper_(Tringa_ochropus).jpg (cropped)
Author: Charlesjsharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 4/29/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/14738362234/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 4/29/18
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Author: Ferran Pestaña | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 4/29/18
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Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/29/18
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Author: Alpsdake | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/29/18
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Author: Tony Smith | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 4/29/18
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Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 4/29/18
9.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_ochropus_MWNH_0209.JPG (cropped)
Author: Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 4/29/18
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