Tringa nebularia, commonly known as the Common Greenshank, is native to a broad range of areas primarily across Eurasia. Its breeding range extends from northern Scotland and across Scandinavia, through Russia, all the way to eastern Siberia.

The Common Greenshank inhabits a variety of wetland environments. During the breeding season, it favors freshwater marshes, peat bogs, and the edges of lakes and rivers. In these areas, the climate tends to be cooler and often wet, with a short summer season conducive to nesting and raising young.

The species is adapted to feeding in shallow waters, using its slightly upturned bill to probe for invertebrates, small fish, and amphibians. Outside the breeding season, Common Greenshanks migrate to coastal and inland wetland areas in Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia, emphasizing mudflats, estuaries, and mangroves that provide abundant food resources.