Wildlife Around Las Vegas, Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
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Lesser Yellowlegs in winter plumage

General Description: Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) are medium-sized shorebirds with long, bright yellow legs; a long, thin, straight bill; a long neck; and long yellow legs. The rump and tail are white

Except when side by side for comparison, Lesser Yellowlegs and Greater Yellowlegs can be hard to tell apart. However, the bill on a Lesser Yellowlegs is proportionally much smaller and thinner.

Taxonomy: Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Scolopacinae.

Favored Habitat: Ponds and marshes in the northern boreal forest (Taiga) during the breeding season; coastal marshes and mudflats during winter.

Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, Lesser Yellowlegs are uncommon, but look for them during migration at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, the Pahranagat Valley, the Overton Wildlife Management Area, and similar wet places.

Comments:

If you were a tasty fly or a little aquatic beetle, this might be the last face you ever see!

Lesser Yellowlegs in winter plumage	Lesser Yellowlegs in winter plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs in winter plumage	Lesser Yellowlegs in winter plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage	Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage	Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage	Lesser Yellowlegs in summer plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs watching over a nest in the arctic	Lesser Yellowlegs watching over a nest in the arctic

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.

; Last updated 240111

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