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Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Amboró National Park
10 Verified sightings at Amboró National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,219 Verified sightings across all 84 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Greater Yellowlegs

The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.

The greater yellowlegs was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Scolopax and coined the binomial name Scolopax melanoleuca. Gmelin based his description on the "stone snipe" seen feeding in autumn in Chateau Bay, Labrador, that had been described in 1785 by both the English ornithologist John Latham and by the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant. The greater yellowlegs is now placed in the genus Tringa that was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. The name Tringa is the Neo-Latin word given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific epithet melanoleuca combines the Ancient Greek melas meaning... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus tricolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-rumped Sandpiper
VU

White-rumped Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris fuscicollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pied Lapwing

Pied Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hoploxypterus cayanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Large-billed Tern
LC

Large-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaetusa simplex

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Andean Gull

Andean Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus serranus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~50%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
6 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~20%
7 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
8 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
10 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~20%
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
14 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
16 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
19 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
20 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
21 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
22 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
23 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
24 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
25 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
27 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
30 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
33 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
35 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
38 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
39 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
40 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
41 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
42 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
44 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
46 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
48 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
53 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
55 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
56 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
57 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
58 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
60 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
61 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
62 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
63 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
64 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
65 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
67 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
69 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
70 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
71 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
73 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
74 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
75 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
77 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
78 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
79 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
80 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
81 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
83 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
84 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Yellowlegs in Amboró National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Yellowlegs sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Yellowlegs in Amboró National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Yellowlegs in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.

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