• Synonyms Semipalmated Tattler
  • Old latin name for bird Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Scolopax semipalmata, Symphemia semipalmata, Tringa semipalmatus

Willetbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, juvenile, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Ed Pandolfino
    United States
  • 4.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © FREDERIC Lionel
    Cuba
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Willet

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion temperate 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 region sw 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 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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianПерапончатапалы кулік
BretonStrelleg dambalvezek
BulgarianВилет, Ципокрак водобегач
Catalangamba alanegra
Chinese斑翅鹬
Chinese (Traditional)半蹼白翅鷸
Croatianšarenokrila prutka
CzechVodouš brehoušovitý, vodouš břehoušovitý
DanishWillet
DutchWillet
EsperantoStriflugila tringo, Ŝlimtringo
Estoniansuurtilder
Finnishpreeriaviklo
FrenchChevalier semipalmé, Symphémie semipalmée
FrisianWillet
GalicianBilurico semipalmado
GermanSchlammtreter
GreekΚατοπτροφόρος Τρύγγας, Βoυρκότρυγγας
GuaraniChululu
Hebrewבבואן קרום-אצבעות, בבואן
Hungarianlármás cankó
IcelandicFjörustelkur
IrishBuiléad
ItalianPiro piro semipalmato, Totano semipalmato, Willet
Japaneseハジロオオシギ
Latviandižā tilbe, Dižā tilbīte
LithuanianDidžiasnapsis tilvikas, Didysis tilvikas, didžiasnapis tilvikas
MacedonianПолукожеста тринга
Northern SamiGuškilčoavžžu
Norwegianwilletsnipe
Norwegian NynorskWilletsnipe
Polishblotowiec, błotowiec (nadmorski), błotowiec
Portuguesemaçarico-d'asa-branca, Maçarico-d'asa-branca, Macarico de asa branca, maçarico-de-asa-branca
RomanianFluierar semipalmat
RussianПерепончатопалый улит
SerbianŠarenokrili sprudnik
Slovakkalužiak bahenný
SlovenianBeloperuti lužar, vilet
SpanishChorlo, Playero alas blancas, playero pihuihuí, Playero Pihuiuí, Playero de alas blancas, Chorlito Ala Blanca, plaero pihuiuí, Playero aliblanco, Playero grande, Playero Pihuihui, Zarapico Real, Pigüilo, Playero ala blanca, Playero, Vadeador Aliblanco
SwedishWilletsnäppa, willet
TurkishBoz Düdükçün
Ukrainianколоводник американський
WelshPibydd brith