Greater yellowlegs
| Greater yellowlegs | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Tringa |
| Species: | T. melanoleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Breeding Migration Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Totanus melanoleucus | |
The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
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