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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: 660733
  Adult
Cerca de Galcedo
Chaco
Argentina
11/25/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 625988
  Adult
Bahía Bustamante
Chubut
Argentina
03/03/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 578485
  Adult
Lobería
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/01/2024
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 552225
  Adult
Arenas Verdes
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 551618
  Adult
Camino a Ibicuy
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/20/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 532198
  Adult
Pedro Luro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/16/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 531251
  Adult
Valle de Punilla
Córdoba
Argentina
02/26/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 531132
 Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/08/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 529476
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/17/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 529119
  Adult
Bahía San Blas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/19/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 519791
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2023
Susana Gomez



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244145328/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLos Carpinchos, Lobería6Susana Gomez
239232725/11/2025ArgentinaChacoRuta interprovincial, Cerca de GalcedoSusana Gomez
238946925/11/202508:01ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrarSusana Gomez
238898824/11/202510:58ArgentinaChacoInterprovincialSusana Gomez
237887619/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuequen yendo a costa bonita, Necochea3Susana Gomez
237878617/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 29, General Belgrano20Susana Gomez
237899810/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuequén, Quequén20Susana Gomez
226199303/03/2025ArgentinaChubutBahía BustamanteSusana Gomez
217257112/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresMirador de aves playeras, Lobería10Susana Gomez
217255412/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlayas entre Costa Bonita y Arenas Verdes, Lobería7Susana Gomez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.