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Lesser Yellowlegs
Esteban Poveda, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

VU Vulnerable

Names

EnglishLesser Yellowlegs
DutchKleine Geelpootruiter
SpanishPatamarilla menor
Chinese小黄脚鹬
Scientific nameTringa flavipes (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America, and winters from the south of North America, to the far south of South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusTringa

In Suriname

691Records in Suriname
17iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie229
  • Paramaribo178
  • Commewijne62
  • Coronie44
  • Saramacca6
  • Wanica2
  • Sipaliwini2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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