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Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» El Fraile reservoir (Arona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2010

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Tringa nebularia - Common Greenshank

Bird Species (French)

»Chevalier aboyeur

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Common Greenshank is frequent (usually in low numbers) in the Canary Islands, both in migration periods and during winter time. The age of the bird was confirmed by Richard Chandler, expert in shorebirds.

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