? Shanks
Common Redshank
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Genera
Tringa Xenus Actitis Heterosceles Catoptrophorus Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) From http://777life. ... Binomial name Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Redshank or Redshank (Tringa totanus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Thinocoridae Pedionomidae Scolopacidae Rostratulidae Jacanidae Chionididae Burhinidae Haematopodidae Recurvirostridae Ibidorhynchidae Charadriidae Pluvianellidae Dromadidae Glareolidae Stercorariidae Rhynchopidae Laridae Sternidae Alcidae Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. ... Genera Actitis Aphriza Arenaria Bartramia Calidris Catoptrophorus Coenocorypha Eurynorhynchus Gallinago Heterosceles Limicola Limnodromus Limosa Limnocryptes Numenius Steganopus Phalaropus Philomachus Prosobonia Scolopax Tringa Tryngites Xenus The Scolopacidae are a large family of waders, (known as shorebirds in North America). ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... † see also: wader The shanks are a group of wading bird species, characterised by a medium length bill and long, often brightly coloured legs. ... Binomial name Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt,, 1775) The Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus), is a small wader and the only member of the genus Xenus (Kaup, 1829). ... Species Actitis, is a small genus of waders, comprising just two very similar species of bird. ... Species The tattlers are the two very similar species of bird in the small wader genus Heteroscelus. ... Binomial name Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Gmelin, 1789 Willet is a variant of the name William The Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird. ...

The shanks is a group of wading bird species, characterised by a medium length bill and long, often brightly coloured legs. They chase visible prey, rather than probing like most waders. Families Charadridae Jacanidae Rostratulidae Ibidorhynchidae Recurvirostridae Haematopodidae Scolopacidae Dromadidae Burhinidae Glareolidae Thinocoridae Waders, called Shorebirds in North America (where wader is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

These species are more associated with temperate regions for breeding than the rest of this largely arctic family. They are more often found in fresh water environments than many waders.

Unusually for waders, some of this group, notably Green Sandpiper, nest in trees, using the old nests of other birds, usually thrushes. Binomial name Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 The Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, is a small wader. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...

A few other species in other small genera are closely related to the shanks, including the two tattlers and the four other very distinctive species. Species The tattlers are the two very similar species of bird in the small wader genus Heteroscelus. ...

Species are:

• Family: Scolopacidae (part)
  • Tringa
    • Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
    • Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
    • Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
    • Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
    • Spotted Greenshank, Tringa guttifer
    • Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
    • Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
    • Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
    • Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria
    • Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
  • Xenus
    • Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
  • Actitis
    • Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
    • Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia
  • Heterosceles
    • Grey-tailed Tattler, Heteroscelus brevipes
    • Wandering Tattler, Heteroscelus incanus
  • Catoptrophorus
    • Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

DNA studies conducted at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada by Sergio Pereira and Allan Baker and published in the ornithological journal The Condor in 2005 have shown that Catoptrophorus and Heterosceles are closer related to some Tringa species than other Tringa, and thus these genera should be merged in Tringa. † see also: wader The shanks are a group of wading bird species, characterised by a medium length bill and long, often brightly coloured legs. ... Binomial name Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764) The Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. ... Binomial name Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Redshank or Redshank (Tringa totanus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. ... Binomial name Tringa stagnatalis (Bechstein, 1803) The Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatalis, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) The Greenshank, Tringa nebularia, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. ... Binomial name Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin, 1789) The Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, is a large shorebird similar in appearance to the smaller Lesser Yellowlegs. ... Binomial name Tringa flavipes Gmelin, 1789 The Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. ... Binomial name Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 The Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Tringa solitaria (Wilson, 1813) The Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758 The Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt,, 1775) The Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus), is a small wader and the only member of the genus Xenus (Kaup, 1829). ... Binomial name Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775) The Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus), is a small wader and the only member of the genus Xenus (Kaup, 1829). ... Species Actitis, is a small genus of waders, comprising just two very similar species of bird. ... Binomial name Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Actitis macularia (Linnaeus, 1766) The Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia, is a small shorebird. ... Species The tattlers are the two very similar species of bird in the small wader genus Heteroscelus. ... Binomial name Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) The Grey-tailed Tattler, Heteroscelus brevipes is a small wader. ... Binomial name Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Gmelin, 1789 Willet is a variant of the name William The Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird. ... Binomial name Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Gmelin, 1789 Willet is a variant of the name William The Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird. ...