Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer), recorded as Endangered
Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nordmann’s Greenshank

Tringa guttifer

Nordmann's greenshank or the spotted greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Tringa guttifer
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Aves · Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae · Tringa

Appearance

Nordmann's greenshank is a medium-sized sandpiper, at 29–32 cm (11–13 in) long, with a slightly upturned, bicoloured bill, and relatively short yellow legs. Breeding adults have darker plumage than their non-breeding counterparts. Breeding adult bills are darker and less obviously bicolored as well.

Range and habitat

Nordmann's greenshank is found primarily within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and as of 2023, the wild population ranges from 1500 to 2000 individuals. Breeding populations are found in eastern Russia along the south-western and northern coasts of the Sea of Okhotsk and on Sakhalin Island. Their non-breeding range is not fully defined, but significant numbers have been recorded in South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan during the migratory season.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

During the non-breeding season in the Inner Gulf of Thailand, the Nordmann's greenshank has been shown to have roost preferences determined by tide cycles.

In crisis

Nordmann’s Greenshank was placed on the IUCN Red List in 1988 as a "Threatened" species, and was moved to the "Endangered" category in 1994. This classification remains into 2026. The primary threats to T. Guttifer are habitat loss, disturbance, and illegal netting by humans.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Nordmann’s Greenshank is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Nordmann’s Greenshank, Wikidata item Q372908. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Nordmann’s Greenshank?
Nordmann's greenshank or the spotted greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.
What is the conservation status of Nordmann’s Greenshank?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tringa guttifer. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nordmann’s Greenshank live?
Nordmann's greenshank is found primarily within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and as of 2023, the wild population ranges from 1500 to 2000 individuals.
Why is Nordmann’s Greenshank in crisis?
Nordmann’s Greenshank was placed on the IUCN Red List in 1988 as a "Threatened" species, and was moved to the "Endangered" category in 1994.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tringa guttifer?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nordmann’s Greenshank a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.