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Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
LZ , GREYE
EURING No:
5500
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
30 cm
Wingspan:
72 cm
Weight:
M/F: 170 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: trungas =a waterbird mentioned by Aristotle
and Gr.: melas =black + leukos =white
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n North America, WINTERS: s US to s South America
Habitat:
Tundra, on migration wet grassland, mudflats
Diet:
Mostly small aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1906
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
18
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
July to October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
,
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
,
Devon
(1996),
Wales:
Clwyd
(1983),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Melyngoes Mawr
Danish:
Stor gulbenet klire
Dutch:
Grote geelpootruiter
Finnish:
Isokeltajalkaviklo
French:
Chevalier criard
German:
Großer Gelbschenkel
Hungarian:
Labrador cankó
Icelandic:
Mosastelkur
Irish:
Ladhrán Buí
Italian:
Totano zampegialle maggiore
Norwegian:
Plystresnipe
Polish:
Brodziec piegowaty
Portuguese:
Perna-amarela-grande
Spanish:
Archibebe patigualdo grande
Swedish:
Större gulbena
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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