Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Tringa
eBird Code
greyel

Distribution

breeds taiga muskeg from southern Alaska eastward through southern tier of Canadian provinces to eastern Labrador (eastern Canada); winters wetlands of southern USA and throughout Caribbean southward to Tierra del Fuego

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.