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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Yolima Pardo (XC1053309). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
WilletTringa semipalmata
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Michigan | 111,460 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 70,373 |
| New Hampshire | 65,425 |
| United States | 49,647 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,920 |
| Wisconsin | 45,245 |
| Missouri | 44,918 |
| Georgia | 43,798 |
| North Carolina | 43,446 |
| Indiana | 34,932 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies · Tringa |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Greater Yellowlegs with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.