Species profile
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Tringa melanoleuca
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Tringa
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Greater Yellowlegs in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.