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Greater Yellowlegs / Tringa melanoleuca

Greater Yellowlegs bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGreter yellowlegs, Greater Yellow-legs, Greater Tattler, Greater yellowleg, Varied tatler, Tell-tale, Grey Yellowlegs, Stone Snipe, Gray Yellowlegs
Old latin name for birdTotanus melanoleucus, Scolopax melanoleuca, Totanus melanoleuca, Tringa melanoleucus
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusTringa
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregion(mainly) temperate taiga muskeg of Nearctic; s Alaska and sw Canada through s tier of Canadian provinces to e Labrador (e Canada)
Non breeding regions USA and LA : temperate to tropical coastal and inland Neotropical wetlands: n California, Pennsylvania, and throughout Caribbean s to Tierra del Fuego; Galapagos

Greater Yellowlegs bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Guillermo Funes
    El Salvador
  • 2.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Nick Komar
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Alarm call, © Nick Komar
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

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Wandering Tattler
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Willet
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All related species (12)

Where to see Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootgeelpootruiter
BasqueGamba groga grossa, Kuliska hankahori handia
BelarusianПлямісты кулік
Bengaliফড় ঴রমদ঩া
BretonStrelleg pavioù melen
BulgarianГолям жълтоног водобегач
CatalanCamagroga grossa, gamba groga grossa
Chinese大黄脚鹬
Chinese (Traditional)大黃腳鷸
Creesessesoo
Croatianžutonoga prutka
Czechvodouš velký
DanishStor gulbenet klire, Stor Gulben
DutchGrote Geelpootruiter
Esperantogranda flavkrura tringo
Estonianameerika heletilder
FaroeseStórur gulstelkur
Finnishamerikanviklo, Amerikanvalkoviklo, Isokeltajalkaviklo
FrenchChevalier criard, Grand Chevalier à pattes jaunes, Grand Chevalier
FrisianGrutte gielskonk
GalicianBilurico grande, Gamba groga grossa, Bilurico patiamarelo grande
GermanTüpfelgelbschenkel, Großer Gelbschenkel, GroßerGelbschenkel, Riesengelbschnenkel
GreekΚιτρινοσκέλης, Μεγάλος κιτρινοσκέλης
GuaraniMbatui-guasu, Mbatui guasu
Hebrewבצנית עקודה, ביצנית עקודה
Hungarianmocsári cankó, Labrador cankó
IcelandicMosastelkur
IrishCosbhuí mhór, Ladhrán Buí
ItalianTotano zampegialle maggiore
Japaneseオオキアシシギ
Korean큰노랑발도요
Latvianlielais dzeltenstilbis
LithuanianJuodmargis tulikas, Margasis tilvikas, margasis tulikas
LuxembourgishGrouss Gielpatt
MacedonianГолема жолтонга тринга
ManxGoblan buigh
Northern SamiStuorrafiskesjuolčoavžžu
NorwegianPlystresnipe, plystresnipe
Norwegian NynorskPlystresnipe
PolishKwokacz, brodziec piegowaty
Portuguesemaçarico-grande, maçarico-tititiu, chirolito, batuíra-grande, Macarico tititu, baturía, perna-amarela-grande, maçarico-grande-da-praia, maçarico, maçarico-grande-de-perna-amarela, maçarico-grande-de-perna-amarela / perna-amarela-grande, Maçarico-grande-perna-amarela
RomanianFluierar strigător
RussianУлит пестрый, Пёстрый улит
SerbianVeliki žutonogi sprudnik
Slovakkalužiak jarabý
Slovenianveliki rumenonogi martinec
SpanishPatiamarillo Grande, Patiamarillo mayor, Playero mayor de patas amarillas, Archibebe Grande, Andarríos Patigualdo Grande, Patamarilla Mayor, Playero patas amarillas grande, Playero Guineílla Mayor, Pitotoi grande, Patas Amarillas Mayor, Zarapico Patiamarillo Grande, Archibebe patigualdo grande, Pitotoy grande, Corlo Patas Amarillas
Swedishstörre gulbena
TurkishBüyük Sarıbacak
Ukrainianколоводник строкатий
WelshMelyngoes mawr