Common Greenshank - profile

Indicative distribution

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The areas shown in pink and/purple are the sub-regions where the species or community is known or predicted to occur. They may not occur thoughout the sub-region but may be restricted to certain areas. ( click here to see geographic restrictions). The information presented in this map is only indicative and may contain errors and omissions.

Scientific name: Tringa nebularia

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Gazetted date: 29 Nov 2024

Profile last updated: 12 Mar 2026

Description

Distribution

Regional distribution and habitat

Click on a region below to view detailed distribution, habitat and vegetation information.

Threats

Disturbance and habitat degradation caused by recreational users including four-wheel driving, camping, beachgoers, pet dogs, drones, fishing and boating.
Habitat degradation from property development in or near key habitat areas.
Habitat degradation from wetland and beach erosion, storm damage and sea level rise.
Mangrove incursion into shorebird foraging and roosting habitat causing loss and degradation of habitat.
Habitat degradation from grazing and trampling by domestic livestock.
Weed incursion into shorebird foraging and roosting habitat causing loss and degradation of habitat.
Disturbance and predation of roosting shorebirds by feral cats and foxes causing direct mortality, stress and loss of condition.
Entanglement of shorebirds in marine debris, and ingestion of marine debris by shorebirds causing loss of condition and mortality.
Outbreaks of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza in New South Wales shorebird populations causing disease and mortality.
Mortality caused by collision with wind turbines and renewable energy infrastructure.
Climate change leading to extensive flooding and extreme drought decreasing available habitat.
Hydrological disturbance affecting flow rates and water availability, leading to habitat loss and modification.
Pollution and contamination impacting foraging habitat and resources.

Recovery strategies

A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

Australian Alps	Snowy Mountains	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Inglewood Sandstones	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Liverpool Plains	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Liverpool Range	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Moonie-Barwon Interfluve	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Narrandool	Known	None
Brigalow Belt South	Northern Basalts	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Northern Outwash	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Pilliga	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Pilliga Outwash	Known	None
Brigalow Belt South	Talbragar Valley	Predicted	None
Broken Hill Complex	Barrier Range	Known	None
Broken Hill Complex	Barrier Range Outwash	Predicted	None
Broken Hill Complex	Mootwingee Downs	Predicted	None
Broken Hill Complex	Scopes Range	Predicted	None
Channel Country	Bulloo	Known	None
Channel Country	Bulloo Dunefields	Predicted	None
Channel Country	Central Depression	Known	None
Channel Country	Core Ranges	Predicted	None
Channel Country	Sturt Stony Desert	Predicted	None
Cobar Peneplain	Barnato Downs	Predicted	None
Cobar Peneplain	Boorindal Plains	Predicted	None
Cobar Peneplain	Canbelego Downs	Known	None
Cobar Peneplain	Lachlan Plains	Known	None
Cobar Peneplain	Nymagee	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Bogan-Macquarie	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Castlereagh-Barwon	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Culgoa-Bokhara	Predicted	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Great Darling Anabranch	Predicted	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Louth Plains	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Menindee	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Pooncarie-Darling	Predicted	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Warrambool-Moonie	Predicted	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Wilcannia Plains	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	Cuttaburra-Paroo	Known	None
Mulga Lands	Kerribree Basin	Known	None
Mulga Lands	Nebine Plains	Known	None
Mulga Lands	Paroo Overflow	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	Paroo-Darling Sands	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	Urisino Sandplains	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	Warrego Plains	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	Warrego Sands	Known	None
Mulga Lands	West Warrego	Predicted	None
Mulga Lands	White Cliffs Plateau	Predicted	None
Murray Darling Depression	Braemer	Predicted	None
Murray Darling Depression	Darling Depression	Predicted	None
Murray Darling Depression	Murray Mallee	Predicted	None
Murray Darling Depression	South Olary Plain	Known	None
Nandewar	Inverell Basalts	Predicted	None
Nandewar	Kaputar	Predicted	None
Nandewar	Nandewar Northern Complex	Predicted	None
Nandewar	Peel	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Armidale Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Beardy River Hills	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Binghi Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Bundarra Downs	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Deepwater Downs	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Eastern Nandewars	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Ebor Basalts	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Glenn Innes-Guyra Basalts	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Moredun Volcanics	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Nightcap	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Northeast Forest Lands	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Round Mountain	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Severn River Volcanics	Known	None
New England Tablelands	Stanthorpe Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Tenterfield Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Tingha Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Walcha Plateau	Known	None
New England Tablelands	Wongwibinda Plateau	Predicted	None
New England Tablelands	Yarrowyck-Kentucky Downs	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Barrington	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Carrai Plateau	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Cataract	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Chaelundi	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Coffs Coast and Escarpment	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Comboyne Plateau	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Dalmorton	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Ellerston	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Guy Fawkes	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Karuah Manning	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Gorges	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Hastings	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Mummel Escarpment	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Rocky River Gorge	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Tomalla	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Upper Hunter	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Upper Manning	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Washpool	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Yuraygir	Known	None
NSW South Western Slopes	Capertee Valley	Predicted	None
NSW South Western Slopes	Inland Slopes	Known	None
NSW South Western Slopes	Lower Slopes	Known	None
Ocean	Batemans Shelf	Known	None
Ocean	Hawkesbury Shelf	Known	None
Ocean	Manning Shelf	Known	None
Ocean	Tweed-Moreton	Known	None
Ocean	Twofold Shelf	Known	None
Other State	ACT	Known	None
Other State	Jervis Bay Territory	Predicted	None
Pacific Subtropical Islands	Lord Howe Island	Known	None
Riverina	Lachlan	Known	None
Riverina	Murray Fans	Known	None
Riverina	Murray Scroll Belt	Known	None
Riverina	Murrumbidgee	Known	None
Riverina	Robinvale Plains	Known	None
Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields	Strzelecki Desert	Known	None
South East Corner	Bateman	Known	None
South East Corner	East Gippsland Lowlands	Known	None
South East Corner	South East Coastal Ranges	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Bathurst	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Bondo	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Bungonia	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Capertee Uplands	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Crookwell	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Highlands-Northern Fall	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Hill End	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Kanangra	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Kybeyan-Gourock	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Monaro	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Murrumbateman	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Oberon	Predicted	None
South Eastern Highlands	Orange	Predicted	None
South Eastern Queensland	Burringbar-Conondale Ranges	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Lowlands	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Sandstones	Predicted	None
South Eastern Queensland	Scenic Rim	Predicted	None
South Eastern Queensland	Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Woodenbong	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Burragorang	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Cumberland	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Ettrema	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Hunter	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Illawarra	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Jervis	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Kerrabee	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Moss Vale	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Pittwater	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Sydney Cataract	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Wollemi	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Wyong	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Yengo	Predicted	None

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