Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia

Family | Sandpipers |
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A big shorebird, common in Europe and Asia. There it seems to fill the same niche as our Greater Yellowlegs; it is not too different in appearance, and it even sounds similar. Common Greenshanks show up in small numbers on the Alaskan islands, mostly during spring migration.
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Illustration © David Allen Sibley.
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