Green sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is a small, migratory bird with an adult body mass of 71.4 g (up to 85 g) and a wingspan of 59 cm.
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Quick facts about the green sandpiper
A carnivore and aquatic predator, it lives in wetland habitat and forages terrestrially. It lays 4 eggs per clutch, one clutch per year, with an incubation period of 21.5 days, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
- Weight
- 71.4 g – 85 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 59 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 11.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 21.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the green sandpiper?
Photos of the green sandpiper
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Where does the green sandpiper live?
Not recorded
What is the green sandpiper?
The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World.
The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the solitary sandpiper (T. solitaria). They both have brown wings with little light dots and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern. In addition, both species nest in trees, unlike most other scolopacids.
Given its basal position in Tringa, it is fairly unsurprising that suspected cases of hybridisation between this species and the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) of the sister genus Actitis have been reported.
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What does the green sandpiper sound like?
Is the green sandpiper endangered?
The green sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the green sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusTringa
- SpeciesTringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Helodromas ochropus similis, Helodromas ocrophus, Helodromas ocropus, Helodromus ochropus, Rhyacophilus ochropus, Scolopax punctata, Totanus ochropus, Totanus ocropus, Tringa ochrophus, Tringa ochropus assami, Tringa ocrophus
Other names and names in other languages (109)
- WitgatruiterAfrikaans
- نسناسةArabic
- طيطوي أخضرArabic
- طيطوي خضراءArabic
- Correrríos granAragonese
- chibibí prietuAsturian
- Andarríu PrietuAsturian
- Qara trinqaAzerbaijani
- Ҡара сәпсәүBashkir
- Кулік-чарнякBelarusian
- Кулiк-чарнякBelarusian
- Голям горски водобегачBulgarian
- সবুজ বাটানBangla
- Strelleg pastellekBreton
- XivitaCatalan
- BecassinetaCatalan
- xivita comunaCatalan
- Вӑрман шулиChuvash
- vodouš kropenatýCzech
- SzlapnikKashubian
- pibydd gwyrddWelsh
- Pibyddion GwyrddWelsh
- svaleklireDanish
- WaldwasserläuferGerman
- ΔασότρυγγαςGreek
- ΠρασινονεραλλίδαGreek
- blankpuga tringoEsperanto
- Andarríos grandeSpanish
- metstilderEstonian
- Kuliska ilunBasque
- آبچلیک تک زیPersian
- metsävikloFinnish
- SkógstelkurFaroese
- flykrustelkurFaroese
- chevalier culblancFrench
- Chevalier cul-blancFrench
- gobadán glasScottish Gaelic
- luatharan uaineScottish Gaelic
- luatharanan-uaineScottish Gaelic
- Bilurico alinegroGalician
- Looyran mooarManx
- Leayrane geayneyManx
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- ביצנית שחורת כנףHebrew
- crnokrila prutkaCroatian
- erdei cankóHungarian
- Կտցար սևուկArmenian
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- Trinil hijauIndonesian
- Burung Trinil HijauIndonesian
- TrjástelkurIcelandic
- Piro piro culbiancoItalian
- Piro-piro culbiancoItalian
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- შავულაGeorgian
- ЛӀыуитӀKabardian
- Бұлыњғыр балшықшыKazakh
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- 삑삑도요Korean
- Pyber gwerCornish
- BëschwaasserleeferLuxembourgish
- brastinis tilvikasLithuanian
- meža tilbīteLatvian
- vikivikimatrokaMalagasy
- шарена трингаMacedonian
- കരിമ്പൻ കാടക്കൊക്ക്Malayalam
- കരിമ്പന് കാടക്കൊക്ക്Malayalam
- SwejdaMaltese
- Сүүл цагаан хөгчүү - ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠴᠦMongolian
- हिरवी तुतारीMarathi
- Burung Kedidi HijauMalay
- skogsnipeNorwegian Bokmål
- witgatDutch
- WitgatjeDutch
- QhublanPicard
- samotnikPolish
- brodziec samotnyPolish
- ھرا ریتپائیپرWestern Panjabi
- Pássaro-bique-biquePortuguese
- maçarico-bique-biquePortuguese
- Trintga da guaudRomansh
- fluierar negruRomanian
- Fluierar de zăvoiRomanian
- Fluierarul de zăvoiRomanian
- чернышRussian
- белохвостикRussian
- лесной куликRussian
- чернокрыл (устар.)Russian
- Улїт лїсовыйRusyn
- VuovdečoavžžuNorthern Sami
- kalužiak perlavýSlovak
- pikasti martinecSlovenian
- Qyrylyku këmbëpërhimëAlbanian
- qyrylyku këmbëpërkimëAlbanian
- Sprudnik pijukavacSerbian
- Спрудник пијукавацSerbian
- Prudnik pijukavac - Прудник пијукавацSerbian
- skogssnäppaSwedish
- Chamchanga KijaniSwahili
- Aatru UllanTamil
- ஆற்று உள்ளான்Tamil
- นกชายเลนเขียวThai
- yesil dudukcunTurkish
- yeşil düdükçünTurkish
- Кара ак-кудурукTuvinian
- Коловодник лісовийUkrainian
- Chim Choắt bụng trắngVietnamese
- 白腰草鷸Chinese
- 白腰草鹬Chinese
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Relatives of the green sandpiper
Other species in the same genus Tringa.
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Common greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus
Marsh sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Lesser yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
CompareGreen sandpiper vs Common redshankGreen sandpiper vs Common greenshankGreen sandpiper vs Wood sandpiperGreen sandpiper vs Spotted redshank
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the green sandpiper?
The green sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae and the order Charadriiformes.
How heavy is the green sandpiper?
The green sandpiper has an adult body mass of 71.4 g, with values up to 85 g reported. Its wingspan is 59 cm.
What does the green sandpiper eat?
The green sandpiper is a carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category.
What habitat does the green sandpiper live in?
The green sandpiper lives in wetland habitat and is a migratory bird.
Is the green sandpiper endangered?
No. The green sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the green sandpiper lay?
The green sandpiper lays 4 eggs per clutch, with 1 clutch per year and an incubation period of 21.5 days.
How long does the green sandpiper live?
The green sandpiper has a lifespan of 11.5 years and reaches sexual maturity at 1 year.
Who named the green sandpiper?
The green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, was named by Linnaeus, 1758.
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