Common redshank: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common redshank lives – recorded in 85 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tringa totanus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	85 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Mass	22.3 g (birth weight); 129 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the common redshank live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common redshank in 85 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common redshank?

Wikidata records the following for the common redshank: mass 22.3 g (birth weight); 129 g (adult weight).

Is the common redshank endangered?

The common redshank’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common redshank?

The common redshank (Tringa totanus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Tringa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common redshank

The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common redshank (revision 1378761113), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18859 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).