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Common Name

Lesser Yellowlegs

Alternate Names

Common Type

Yellowlegs

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

flavipes

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Nests in clearings near ponds in boreal forests

Distribution and Range

Breeding in Alaska and Canada; winters in Tierra del Fuego and Galapagos

Food

Forage in shallow water, sometimes use their bill to stir up the water for insects, small fish and crustaceans

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