Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae) · Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)

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Often mixed up with

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Species	Mix-ups
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola How to tell them apart	79
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca How to tell them apart	66
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis How to tell them apart	55
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia How to tell them apart	28
Common Redshank Tringa totanus How to tell them apart	25

Family

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews, and snipes. Most of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. There is no evidence that different lengths of bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Order

Charadriiformes (, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic (seabirds), others frequent deserts, and a few are found in dense forest.

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