Bird Guide

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

The Lesser Yellowlegs is a slender, long-legged shorebird that readily shows off the brightly colored legs that give it its name. It is an active feeder, often running through the shallow water to chase its prey.

Songs

Song, alarm call

Recorded by Gerrit Vyn
Alaska June 2006
Alarm call, calls, song

Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
Manitoba, Canada June 1996

Macaulay Library

Calls

Calls by flushed bird

Recorded by Gerrit Vyn
Alaska June 2006
Calls by flushed bird

Recorded by Gerit Vyn
Florida March 2007
Soft calls

Recorded by Randolph S. Little
Florida March 1962
"Tu" and "tu-tu" calls

Recorded by Leonard J. Peyton
Alaska June 1982
Precopulatory display and copulation

Recorded by William W. H. Gunn
Manitoba, Canada June 1979
"Tu" and "tu-tu" calls by flock

Recorded by William W. H. Gunn
Alberta, Canada April 1977
Alarm call

Recorded by Gerrit Vyn
Alaska June 2006

Macaulay Library

Two-noted short whisted "tu-tu."

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