Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

LEYE

Code 6

TRIFLA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Medium brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color: White and gray-brown streaked.
Forehead Color: White and gray-brown streaked.
Nape Color: White and gray-brown streaked.
Throat Color: White and gray-brown streaked.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 25-28 cm (10-11 in)
Weight: 82 g (2.9 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with gray-brown streaks on breast and sides.
Upperparts: Gray-black with white speckles.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 48-56 cm (19-22 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Streaked
Upper Tail: White with gray-brown bars.
Under Tail: White and Gray-brown.
Leg Color: Yellow

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