Spotted redshank

A carnivore classed as an aquatic predator, it lives in grassland habitat and forages on the ground. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category, and its geographic range covers 3,716,000 km².

Weight

142 g – 171 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

64 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

8.58 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

8.6 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

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

Not recorded

The spotted redshank is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCharadriiformes
5. familyScolopacidae
6. genusTringa
7. SpeciesTringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)

Synonyms Erythroscelus erythropus, Scolopax erythropus, Scolopax fusca, Scolopax natans, Totanus erythropus, Totanus fuscus, Totanus fuscus nigripes, Totanus fuscusindicus, Totanus natans, Tringa fuscus

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LC, Least Concern

Common redshank

Tringa totanus

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Common greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Green sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Wood sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Scolopacidae

LC, Least Concern

Marsh sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Scolopacidae

VU, Vulnerable

Lesser yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Scolopacidae

CompareSpotted redshank vs Common redshankSpotted redshank vs Common greenshankSpotted redshank vs Green sandpiperSpotted redshank vs Wood sandpiper

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@misc{spotted_redshank_2026,
  title = {Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-redshank},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}