Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Redshank, Common Redshank)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
GenusTringa (a genus of sandpipers)
FamilySCOLOPACIDAE (sandpipers, curlews, godwits, stints, woodcocks etc.)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank) :
1: Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
feeding in shallow water of saline lagoon
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (2)
2: Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
2 Jan 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea
Image 1: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of seaImage 2: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (2)Image 3: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (3)Image 4: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (4)Image 5: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (5)Image 6: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (6)Image 7: Adult, in winter plumage, at edge of sea (7)Image 8: Adult, in winter plumage, probing mud at edge of seaImage 9: Adult, in winter plumage, probing mud at edge of sea (2)
3: Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
21 Dec 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - at edge of seaImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - in flightImage 3: Adult - winter plumage - in flight (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2006 Redshank Vol 17 (6) Page: 398
Sterry, P. 2006 A recent review … Redshank … Vol 27, No 3 Page: 199

Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tringa totanus (Redshank, Common Redshank)
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