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Scientific Name: Tringa guttifer (von Nordmann, 1835)
English Name: Green shank
Local/Bangla Name: Sabuj-pa Pakhi (সবুজ-পা পাখি)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
With shorter legs, a bigger bill, and a burlier, more bull-headed appearance, it is similar to the Common Greenshank. An adult breeding bird with numerous spots on its breast and upper sides is primarily gray above and white below. Adult nonbreeding, pearly gray above, milky white underneath. Olive-green at the base, the bicolored bill darkens near the tip.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It occurs along the coast of southeast regions mainly on Sonadia Island and Nijhum Dweep National Park.
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
WCS (2018) Proposal for a new marine protected area around Nijhum Dwip (version 2): A major step towards achieving 10% marine protection in Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh Program
Other References:
WorldFish IUCN WCS 2018 A Proposal to Declare a New Marine Protected Area (MPA) Around Nijhum Dwip with Preference to Fisheries
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+676.
Summary Information for the Declaration of the proposed Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA), 2019.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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