WoRMS taxon details
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
212622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212622)
accepted
Species
Helodromus ochropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Rhyacophilus ochropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Totanus ochropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 23-24 cm. Plumage: above dark greenish brown with buff speckling; below white; white superciliary line; olive-brown...
Description Length: 23-24 cm. Plumage: above dark greenish brown with buff speckling; below white; white superciliary line; olive-brown mottling on sides of neck and breast; clear demarcation between white rump and dark back; tail white with a few heavy black bars near tip; breeding bird has bolder streaking on head, neck and breast, blackish eyeline and white eyering and subloral streak. Immature like adult but with sparse buff spots above. Bare parts: iris brown; bill blackish brown to dark horn with olive base; feet and legs olive green. Habitat: mangrove lined creeks, brackish lagoons, inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212622 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 23-24 cm. Plumage: above dark greenish brown with buff speckling; below white; white superciliary line; olive-brown mottling on sides of neck and breast; clear demarcation between white rump and dark back; tail white with a few heavy black bars near tip; breeding bird has bolder streaking on head, neck and breast, blackish eyeline and white eyering and subloral streak. Immature like adult but with sparse buff spots above. Bare parts: iris brown; bill blackish brown to dark horn with olive base; feet and legs olive green. Habitat: mangrove lined creeks, brackish lagoons, inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | qyrylyku këmbëpërkimë | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Голям горски водобегач | [details] |
| Danish | svaleklire | [details] |
| Dutch | witgat | [details] |
| English | green sandpiper | [details] |
| French | chevalier culblanc | [details] |
| German | Waldwasserläufer | [details] |
| Hebrew | ביצנית שחורת-כנף | [details] |
| Japanese | クサシギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | brastinis tilvikas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Δασότρυγγας | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | skogsnipe | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | skogsnipe | [details] |
| Polish | samotnikbrodziec samotny | [details] |
| Romanian | fluierar negru | [details] |
| Russian | чернышчернокрыл (устар.)лесной куликбелохвостик | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | gobadán glas | [details] |
| Slovenian | pikasti martinec | [details] |
| Spanish | andarríos grande | [details] |
| Swedish | skogssnäppa | [details] |
| Turkish | yeşil düdükçünyesil dudukcun | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Коловодник лісовий | [details] |
| Welsh | pibydd gwyrdd | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (268 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tringa ochropus)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9256438)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (268 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tringa ochropus)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9256438)
To PESI
To ITIS
