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Tringa flavipes
Length: 8.75 inches, Medium-sized long-legged shorebird with a fairly long, thin, straight bill. This spotting has what looks like a deformed bill. Bill length is roughly the length of the head. Legs are a fairly bright yellow. Head and neck pale, streaked sparsely with brown breast, and to a lesser extent, flanks, streaked and spotted with gray-brown. Dark brown back with pale flecks and feather edges Buff notches on wing feathers appear as white spots on back. White tail is crossed with thin black bars. Juvenile similar to basic-plumaged adult Sexes similar
Found in a wetland area, with Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Killdeer, Muskrats, Canada Geese, Mallard Ducks.
This bird looks very similar to both the Greater Yellowlegs ( Tringa melanoleuca ) and the Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
11 Comments
beautiful!
U should put it on the mission:Birds Of the World!!
Beautiful series!
Thanks Mayra, Hrvoje, and Nuwan
Lovely!
Great details
great details of this beautiful bird !!
Thank you so very much for your kind words, Alice, and Luis. This is a bird that has not had that many spottings on Project Noah compared to other birds. I was thrilled when I was able to spot it, and get quality photos of it.
Great series
Superb!
Thanks so much Ava
Those sure are yellow legs! Nice series.