Species: Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Aves

    Order

    Charadriiformes

    Family

    Scolopacidae

    Genus

    Tringa

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Maçarico-de-Perna-Amarela - Patamarilla Menor, Pitotoy Chico - petit chevalier
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Shorebirds
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae - Tringa - ) (Chu 1995, Tibbitts and Moskoff 1999).
    Short General Description
    A medium-sized shorebird.
    Migration
    false - false - true - Migrates regularly throughout North America south of breeding range and eastward (AOU 1983). Seen along U.S. coast during northward migration in April-May; in Canada, migrates primarily through interior in spring (Godfrey 1986). In fall many migrate farther east than they do in spring, reaching eastern Canada and Atlantic states; some of these may then fly nonstop to South America (see Johnson and Herter 1989). Southward migration begin early July, continues into October (Hayman et al. 1986). Migrates through Costa Rica August to mid-October and March-early May (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Reaches South America by early August, most depart by mid-April (Hilty and Brown 1986).
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Feeds mainly on insects (e.g. beetles, dragonfly nymphs, grasshoppers, flys, etc) small crustaceans, bloodworms, spiders, and some small fishes. Forages by snatching prey with bill.
    Reproduction Comments
    Eggs are laid usually mid-May to late June. Both sexes, in turn, incubate 4 eggs for 22-23 days (Terres 1980). Precocial young are tended by both parents, can fly at 18-20 days. Tends to nest in loose colonies (Hayman et al. 1986).
    Ecology Comments
    Nonbreeding: often in loose flocks.
    Length
    27
    Weight
    81
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2008-01-10
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-11-25
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Breeding range extends from north-central Quebec to western Alaska and from the southern portions of the Prairie Provinces to northern Mackenzie (Tibbitts and Moskoff 1999); unconfirmed breeding reported south to southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. During the nonbreeding season, this species occurs mainly from the southern United States (Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina) south through Middle America, West Indies (present all year in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands), and South America (to Tierra del Fuego); the major coastal nonbreeding areas in South America are the Guyanas, especially Suriname (Morrison and Ross 1989); uncommon but regular in Hawaii. Nonbreeders may summer in the winter range.
    Global Range Code
    H
    Global Range Description
    >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
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