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PRB-0111Charadriiformes

Lesser Yellowlegs

Playero Guineílla Menor

Tringa flavipes

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN VU · Vulnerable

The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.

FamilyScolopacidaeSandpipers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatwetlandsWetland
Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator
Average mass87.83333333333333 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Lesser Yellowlegs: call
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Sound recorded by Étienne Leroy · XC972896 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Lesser Yellowlegs

The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.

Conservation

Vulnerable

IUCN VU

Global IUCN
VU
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
wetlands
Elevation
0–3800 m
Nest
Ground
Clutch
3–5 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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