Least ConcernCommon Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Birds · Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae
Gallinago gallinago
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
In its display flight the male dives and the outer feathers of its tail vibrate in the airflow, producing a bleating sound that has earned it the nickname of flying goat in several languages.
Weight
80 g – 180 g
Size
25 cm – 27 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · Birda · Birds Wiki Fandom · Animalia.bio · Avibase · Animal Diversity Web (Wilson's snipe comparativo)
Best time: From October to March in Iberian marshes, rice fields and flooded meadows; it is detected as it flushes in a zigzag with a rasping call.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 37.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Snipe — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common snipe.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
