Bird
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr–May · Augmost records
Records2,070,859in 36 countries
Most seen inUnited States1,534,567 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Lesser Yellowlegs in brief
The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family — species of bird.
Across the 36 countries we cover it has 2,070,859 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Argentina. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and August and fall to their lowest in June and December.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States1,534,567 records · best Apr, Aug
Canada367,698 records · best Aug, May
Argentina32,959 records · best Oct, Nov
Chile27,638 records · best Feb, Jan
Mexico25,524 records · best Jan, Mar
Peru13,382 records · best Oct, Feb
Uruguay8,359 records · best Oct, Nov
Venezuela6,325 records · best Oct, Sep
Cuba6,290 records · best Mar, Feb
Netherlands6,170 records · best May, Mar
Belize4,705 records · best Mar, Apr
Honduras3,908 records · best Jan, Feb
Bahamas3,466 records · best Oct, Jan
United Kingdom3,395 records · best Oct, Sep
Trinidad and Tobago2,938 records · best Jan, Oct
Nicaragua2,623 records · best Oct, Jan
Dominican Republic2,547 records · best Jan, Feb
Barbados2,488 records · best Sep, Oct
Paraguay2,481 records · best Sep, Oct
Bolivia2,273 records · best Sep, Oct
Portugal2,087 records · best Oct, Sep
Jamaica1,881 records · best Mar, Feb
El Salvador1,866 records · best Feb, Sep
Grenada1,044 records · best Oct, Sep
Guyana971 records · best Oct, Sep
Antigua and Barbuda816 records · best Nov, Jan
Suriname691 records · best Feb, Nov
Haiti418 records · best Dec, Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis409 records · best Mar, Jan
Ireland287 records · best Oct, Sep
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines266 records · best Aug, Oct
Saint Lucia195 records · best Oct, Jan
Iceland83 records · best May, Sep
Cape Verde55 records · best Apr, Dec
Dominica53 records · best Aug, Sep
Fiji1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.