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Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Tringa [genus] (4)
melanoleuca [species]

Classification

Tringa [genus] (4)
melanoleuca [species]

Names

Dutch name Grote geelpootruiter
Alternative Dutch name Geelpootruiter
English name Greater Yellowlegs
Alternative English name Greater Yellow-legs
Papiamento name Snepi Pia Hel Grandi (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao)
Papiamento name Snepi Pia Hel Largu (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao)
Valid name Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonym Totanus melanoleucus Gmelin, 1789

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