Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Summary 6

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; merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage indicates these species' actual relationships.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Pablo Caceres Contreras, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/67677583@N00/2491426102
  2. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5497260276_9c2f7dbfa5.jpg
  3. (c) Stephen Durrenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5647624610_ceb5e944ab.jpg
  4. (c) Caleb Slemmons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://tolweb.org/tree/ToLimages/lesseryellowlegs160302.jpg
  5. Dewhurst, Donna, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/20713.jpg
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tringa_flavipes

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