common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 日本語: 着水するアオアシシギ
English: Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank) in flight in Japan.
Date 2 September 2012, 12:54:00
Author Alpsdake https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alpsdake
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tringa_nebularia_in_flight_a2.JPG
The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. This is a subarctic bird, breeding from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. It is a migratory species, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. It breeds on dry ground near marshy areas, laying about four eggs in a ground scrape.