Listen to the greater yellowlegs
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About the greater yellowlegs
The greater yellowlegs is a bird in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”. Adults have a wingspan of about 72 cm and weigh around 170 g.
What does the greater yellowlegs sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
Related birds in the genus Tringa
More from the family Scolopacidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a greater yellowlegs sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the greater yellowlegs on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the greater yellowlegs endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the greater yellowlegs as “near threatened”.
What family does the greater yellowlegs belong to?
The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q570379 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Greater yellowlegs – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mike Baird ( bairdphotos.com ) – CC BY 2.0