Tringa guttifer
Spotted Greenshank © 2010 Ian Fisher
Subspecies
None.
Other Names
Nordmann’s Greenshank, Armstrong’s Sandpiper, Okhotsk Tringine Sandpiper.
Distribution
One of the rarest Asian waders.
Australia: Only one unverified report from Darwin.
Migratory habits
From its breeding grounds south to South-east Asia.
Breeding
Known to bred on the western bays of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Status
Only one unverified report from Darwin.
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Population: about 1,000.
Confusing Species
Greenshank.
