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