A shorebird that breeds in East Asia and winters on coasts of South and Southeast Asia, Nordmann's Greenshank has a thick bill and neck and relatively short legs.
It has a thick neck and bill and relatively short, greenish-yellow legs.
It breeds along the Sea of Okhotsk and moves to coastal wetlands of South and Southeast Asia for winter.
It is relatively quiet and gives a harsh call.
The bill is deep at the base and slightly upturned. In flight the toes barely project beyond the tail, and white underwing-coverts contrast with slightly darker flight feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.