Tringa erythropus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
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...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Oosterschelde National Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korkeasaari Zoo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank sighting in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Redshank in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary's driest months, with almost no rain against 55 mm in August. May to October have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 21 parks where we can rate Spotted Redshank sightings, Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 30%) and Oosterschelde National Park (Netherlands, about 30%).
Same genus: Tringa
The closest relatives of the Spotted Redshank that you can see in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (genus Tringa, Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies) are Common Redshank (about 60%), Common Greenshank (about 40%) and Wood Sandpiper (about 40%), 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 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (49 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
