Tringa erythropus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to Australia and North America.
The spotted redshank was described by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Scolopax erythropus. It is a monotypic species, with no recognised subspecies. Taxonomically, it forms a close-knit group with several other large Tringa species, with molecular sequencing showing it to be a sister clade to that containing the greater yellowlegs and the common greenshank. 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 erythropus is from Ancient Greek eruthros, "red", and pous, "foot".
This is a large wader (shorebird), measuring 29–31 cm (11–12 in) long, with a wingspan of 61–67 cm (24–26 in) and a weight... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 12 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korkeasaari Zoo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 611 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Redshank sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 35
Of the 35 cities where we can rate Spotted Redshank sightings, Helsinki ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 20%) and Nanchang (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Tringa
The closest relatives of the Spotted Redshank that you can see in Helsinki (genus Tringa, Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies) are Common Redshank (about 20%), Wood Sandpiper (about 20%) and Common Greenshank (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Redshank is recorded against all the birds logged in Helsinki (611 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
