Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Summary 3
The Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large North American shorebird, similar in appearance to the smaller Lesser Yellowlegs. Its closest relative, however, is the Greenshank, which together with the Spotted Redshank form a close-knit group. Among them, these three species show all the basic leg and foot colors found in the shanks, demonstrating that this character is paraphyletic (Pereira & Baker, 2005). They are also the largest shanks apart from the Willet, which is altogether...
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- (c) Len Blumin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/9062441@N02/2909449935
- (c) Alan D. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com edited by Muhammad, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Yellowlegs_-_natures_pics_edit.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tringa_melanoleuca
More Info
iNat Map
| 1.class | Birds |
|---|---|
| 2.order | Shorebirds |
| Color | brown, white |
| Park | Eleven Mile |
