Willet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSemipalmated Tattler
Old latin name for birdCatoptrophorus semipalmatus, Tringa semipalmatus, Symphemia semipalmata, Scolopax semipalmata
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusTringa
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregiontemperate zone prairie wetlands and coastal saltmarshes of wc, e, se Canada and USA; inland c Alberta to sw Manitoba, s to ne California and n Nebraska; coastal Newfoundland to Florida and Gulf of Mexico s to Tamaulipas; Bahamas, most Greater Antilles, scattered islands elsewhere in Caribbean including Los Roques (n of Venezuela)
Non breeding regionsw NA, LA : temperate to tropical Western Hemisphere coasts: n California to n Chile and Galápagos (e Pacific); New Jersey through Caribbean to ne Brazil (w Atlantic coast)

Willet bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, juvenile, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
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    Call, song, © Doug Hynes
    Canada
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    Call, song, © Dan Lane
    United States
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    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Willet

Willet subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tringa semipalmata inornatainland c Alberta to sw Manitoba, s to ne California and n Nebraskan California to n Chile and Galápagos (e Pacific coast)No
Tringa semipalmata semipalmatacoastal Newfoundland to Florida and Gulf of Mexico s to Tamaulipas; Bahamas, most Greater Antilles, scattered islands elsewhere in Caribbean including Los Roques (n of Venezuela)New Jersey through Caribbean to ne Brazil (w Atlantic coast)No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianПерапончатапалы кулік
BretonStrelleg dambalvezek
BulgarianЦипокрак водобегач, Вилет
Catalangamba alanegra
Chinese斑翅鹬
Chinese (Traditional)半蹼白翅鷸
Croatianšarenokrila prutka
CzechVodouš brehoušovitý, vodouš břehoušovitý
DanishWillet
DutchWillet
EsperantoŜlimtringo, Striflugila tringo
Estoniansuurtilder
Finnishpreeriaviklo
FrenchSymphémie semipalmée, Chevalier semipalmé
FrisianWillet
GalicianBilurico semipalmado
GermanSchlammtreter
GreekΒoυρκότρυγγας, Κατοπτροφόρος Τρύγγας
GuaraniChululu
Hebrewבבואן, בבואן קרום-אצבעות
Hungarianlármás cankó
IcelandicFjörustelkur
IrishBuiléad
ItalianPiro piro semipalmato, Totano semipalmato, Willet
Japaneseハジロオオシギ
Latviandižā tilbe, Dižā tilbīte
Lithuaniandidžiasnapis tilvikas, Didysis tilvikas, Didžiasnapsis tilvikas
MacedonianПолукожеста тринга
Northern SamiGuškilčoavžžu
NorwegianWilletsnipe, willetsnipe
Norwegian NynorskWilletsnipe
Polishblotowiec, błotowiec (nadmorski), błotowiec
Portuguesemaçarico-d'asa-branca, Macarico de asa branca, maçarico-de-asa-branca, Maçarico-d'asa-branca
RomanianFluierar semipalmat
RussianПерепончатопалый улит
SerbianŠarenokrili sprudnik
Slovakkalužiak bahenný
Slovenianvilet, Beloperuti lužar
SpanishPlayero ala blanca, Playero, Vadeador Aliblanco, Playero de alas blancas, Chorlito Ala Blanca, Playero aliblanco, plaero pihuiuí, Playero Pihuiuí, Chorlo, Playero grande, Playero alas blancas, playero pihuihuí, Playero Pihuihui, Zarapico Real, Pigüilo
Swedishwillet, Willetsnäppa
TurkishBoz Düdükçün
Ukrainianколоводник американський
WelshPibydd brith