Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (53)
- Monotypic
Chris S. Elphick and T. Lee Tibbitts
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1998
Text last updated January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootgeelpootruiter |
| Asturian | Chibibñ patimariellu grande |
| Basque | Kuliska hankahori handia |
| Bulgarian | Голям жълтоног водобегач |
| Catalan | gamba groga grossa |
| Croatian | žutonoga prutka |
| Czech | vodouš velký |
| Danish | Stor Gulben |
| Dutch | Grote Geelpootruiter |
| English | Greater Yellowlegs |
| English (United States) | Greater Yellowlegs |
| Faroese | Stórur gulstelkur |
| Finnish | amerikanviklo |
| French | Grand Chevalier |
| French (France) | Grand Chevalier |
| Galician | Bilurico grande |
| German | Tüpfelgelbschenkel |
| Greek | Κιτρινοσκέλης |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Gwo Bekasin janm jòn |
| Hebrew | ביצנית עקודה |
| Hungarian | Mocsári cankó |
| Icelandic | Mosastelkur |
| Japanese | オオキアシシギ |
| Korean | 큰노랑발도요 |
| Lithuanian | Margasis tulikas |
| Norwegian | plystresnipe |
| Polish | brodziec piegowaty |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | maçarico-grande-de-perna-amarela |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Perna-amarela-grande |
| Romanian | Fluierar mare cu picioare galbene |
| Russian | Пёстрый улит |
| Serbian | Veliki žutonogi sprudnik |
| Slovak | kalužiak jarabý |
| Slovenian | Veliki rumenonogi martinec |
| Spanish | Archibebe Patigualdo Grande |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pitotoy Grande |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pitotoy grande |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Patiamarillo Mayor |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico patiamarillo grande |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Patas Amarillas Mayor |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Patiamarrilo Mayor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Playero Patas Amarillas Mayor |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Patamarilla Mayor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Patiamarillo Mayor |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Pitotoi grande |
| Spanish (Peru) | Playero Pata Amarilla Mayor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Playero Guineílla Mayor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Archibebe patigualdo grande |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Playero Mayor Patas Amarillas |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tigüi-Tigüe Grande |
| Swedish | större gulbena |
| Turkish | Büyük Sarıbacak |
| Ukrainian | Коловодник строкатий |
Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Scolopax melanoleuca
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.659.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sandy shores of Labrador = Chateau Bay, Labrador.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TRINGA
- melanoleuca / melanoleucos / melanoleucus
- Melanoleuca
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TL: type locality
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