ML617729887
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
Contributor
Jonathan Reimer-Berg Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Baskett Slough NWR--South Slough transect path
Polk, Oregon, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
Originally assumed lesser in the field due to rather small size, but the bird wasn't near any other yellowlegs for comparison. When reviewing photos, the bill looked longer and the streaking on the flanks seem to point more towards greater. For fun, I decided to measure the length of the bill/head and got a ratio of 1.24, which according to what I've read would be exceedingly short for a greater.
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