Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

GRYE

Code 6

TRIMEL

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color: Gray and white.
Forehead Color: Gray and white.
Nape Color: Gray and white.
Throat Color: Gray and white.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 36 cm (14 in)
Weight: 170 g (6 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White with brown speckles and bars.
Upperparts: Gray-brown with white speckles.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Spotted or speckled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering mothlike flight.
Wingspan Range: 58-66 cm (23-26 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Yellow

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