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Willet
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Willet

Tringa semipalmata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWillet
DutchWillet
SpanishPlayero pihuiuí
Chinese北美鹬
Scientific nameTringa semipalmata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The willet (Tringa semipalmata) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. Its closest relative is the lesser yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusTringa

In Suriname

375Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1849First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne90
  • Paramaribo65
  • Coronie27
  • Nickerie26
  • Saramacca10
  • Marowijne2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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