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Primary Traits
169.25 g
0 m - 4,100 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Tringa melanoleuca
English name
Greater Yellowlegs
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Tringa
Species
melanoleuca
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
160 g
Maximum female mass
171 g
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
111 g
Maximum unsexed mass
235 g
Average mass
169.25 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
4,100 m
Typical elevation
2,050 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Wetland
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.82
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
23 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory