Common Redshank

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Tringa totanus

Common Redshank, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Redshank being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Tringa
Species
Tringa totanus

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