Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca (JF Gmelin, 1789)
LZ
GREYE
5500
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae
A very rare visitor from North America that closely resembles a Greenshank, most records are in the autumn.
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
SEASONALITY
Greater Yellowlegs is a very rare vagrant recorded sporadically throughout the year. Peaks in reporting relate to well-watched individual vagrants.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Greater Yellowlegs, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes | 2-letter: LZ | 5-letter code: GREYE | Euring: 5500 |
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