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Common Greenshank

பச்சைக்காலி

Tringa nebularia

Least concern

Common Greenshank
Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5

Overview

The common greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-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 specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". Like the Norwegian Skoddefoll, this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Common greenshank — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பச்சைக்காலி — CC BY-SA 4.0