GALLERIES > BIRDS > CHARADRIIFORMES > SCOLOPACIDAE > LESSER YELLOWLEGS [Tringa flavipes]
Location: San Jacinto Wildlife Area, CAGPS: 33.9N, -117.1W, elev=1,426' MAP Date: October 15, 2011 ID : B13K9252 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: Jamaica Bay, NYGPS: 40.6N, -73.8W, elev=0' MAP Date: September 7, 2010 ID : 7C2V2836 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: Jamaica Bay, NYGPS: 40.6N, -73.8W, elev=0' MAP Date: September 7, 2010 ID : 7C2V2712 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: New Providence, BahamasGPS: 25.0N, -77.5W, elev=51' MAP Date: September 23, 2011 ID : B13K8818 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: San Jacinto Wildlife Area, CAGPS: 33.9N, -117.1W, elev=1,426' MAP Date: August 22, 2010 ID : 7C2V2127 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: San Jacinto Wildlife Area, CAGPS: 33.9N, -117.1W, elev=1,426' MAP Date: August 22, 2010 ID : 7C2V2146 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.2N, -115.6W, elev=-232' MAP Date: August 20, 2010 ID : 7C2V1961 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: Corpus Christi (Hazel Bazemore Park), TXGPS: 27.9N, -97.6W, elev=55' MAP Date: August 30, 2009 ID : 7C2V3290 [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.1N, -115.7W, elev=0' MAP Date: August 15, 2009 ID : 7C2V1447 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.2N, -115.6W, elev=-232' MAP Date: October 19, 2008 ID : 7C2V1296 [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.2N, -115.6W, elev=-232' MAP Date: October 19, 2008 ID : 7C2V1310 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
SPECIES INFO
The Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar willet (Pereira & Baker, 2005); merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage indicates these species' actual relationships.
Adults have long yellow legs and a long thin dark bill, about the same length as the head. The body is grey brown on top and white underneath; the neck and breast are streaked with dark brown. The tail is white.
Their breeding habitat is clearings near ponds in the boreal forest region from Alaska to Quebec. They nest on the ground, usually in open dry locations.
They migrate to the Gulf coast of the United States and south to South America.
This species is a regular vagrant to western Europe, and the odd bird has wintered in Great Britain.
These birds forage in shallow water, sometimes using their bill to stir up the water. They mainly eat insects, small fish and crustaceans.
The call of this bird is softer than that of the Greater Yellowlegs.
|
|