Common Greenshank
valkoviklo · Tringa nebularia
Photo: Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5
Family: Scolopacidae (Kurpat) · Size: 30–34 cm
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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