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A photo of a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large North American shorebird. The greater yellowlegs is 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. They are also the largest shanks apart from the willet, which is altogether more robustly built. The greater yellowlegs and the greenshank share a coarse, dark, and fairly crisp breast pattern as well as much black on the shoulders and back in breeding plumage. Adults have long yellow legs and a long, thin, dark bill which has a slight upward curve and is longer than the head. The body is grey-brown on top and white underneath; the neck and breast are streaked with dark brown. The rump is white. The call is harsher, louder, and clearer than that
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Nicholas Belardes
Thursday 25 May 2023 - 8:30am
United States
A photo of a Greater Yellowlegs photographed in Days Inn East Windsor United States
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Tina Can
Tuesday 23 May 2023 - 11:45pm
United States
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Susan Schiera
Sunday 21 May 2023 - 11:44pm
United States
A photo of a Greater Yellowlegs photographed in William D. McDowell Observatory United States
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Andrew Nasuti
Friday 19 May 2023 - 10:29pm
United States
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