Nordmann's greenshank

Tringa guttifer

The Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer) is a bird found in Thailand, Taiwan and China. Found in Thailand, Taiwan and China. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Tringa guttifer
Region	Asia
Found in	Thailand, Taiwan and China

🏡 Where the Nordmann's greenshank lives

Found in Thailand, Taiwan and China.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🐟 Fish30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 158 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fish.

Hear the Nordmann's greenshank

Recorded by Friend of Anon Torimi (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC336494. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Nordmann's greenshank

Where does the Nordmann's greenshank live?

The Nordmann's greenshank lives in Thailand, Taiwan and China. Found in Thailand, Taiwan and China.

What does the Nordmann's greenshank eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fish (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Nordmann's greenshank endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.