Tringa ochropus
The Green Sandpiper, *Tringa ochropus*, is a medium-sized and rather distinctive shorebird, measuring 21-24 cm in length, with a wingspan of 41-45 cm, and weighing 50-100 grams. Its striking appearance features dark, olive-brown upperparts that are finely spotted with white in breeding plumage, contrasting sharply with pure white underparts and a prominent white rump, which is a key identification feature in flight. The breast and flanks are finely streaked and barred, while the head is dark ...
Primarily found in small, freshwater wetlands, muddy ditches, and the vegetated margins of ponds and slow-moving rivers, often within or near wooded and semi-wooded areas, from lowlands to moderate elevations.
Mainly aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, including insect larvae, adult insects, worms, small crustaceans, and occasionally tadpoles or small fish, primarily obtained by probing in mud or gleaning from surfaces.
Green Sandpipers are typically diurnal foragers, though they may feed at night during migration or under bright moonlight. They often appear solitary, walking slowly along water edges, probing with their bill into soft mud or gleaning insects from the surface, exhibiting a characteristic and cons...
The Green Sandpiper boasts an extensive breeding range across the boreal and temperate zones of Eurasia, from Scandinavia and northern Europe eastward through Russia and Siberia, reaching the Far East to Sakhalin Island. It favors taiga and mixed forest zones interspersed with suitable wetlands. ...
Least Concern
- The Green Sandpiper is one of the few shorebirds that regularly nests in trees, repurposing old nests of thrushes, doves, or even squirrels, rather than nesting on the ground. - Its pure white rump and lack of a white wing-bar are key identification features, especially noticeable when the bird...