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Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Pitotoy Grande
Maçarico-grande-de-perna-amarela
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Scolopax melanoleuca.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 578270
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2024
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 171410
  Adult
Lima
Lima
Peru
12/14/2006
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 70448
  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/23/2014
Alec Earnshaw



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226511723/02/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaEmbalse Cortaderas, CortaderasAlec Earnshaw
200698005/03/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino Rural, entre Ruta 12 y Camino a Ibicuy1Alec Earnshaw
194661413/01/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasAlec Earnshaw
190924512/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, Ceibas12Alec Earnshaw
166608102/11/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasAlec Earnshaw
147470708/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Chajá, Exaltación de la Cruz6Alec Earnshaw
81508806/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Alec Earnshaw
34823218/10/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas3Alec Earnshaw
34805217/10/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCuenca del Ñancay. Camino que sale al oeste en R14 km 14, Ceibas2Alec Earnshaw
21491326/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasAlec Earnshaw
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.