Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Summary 2

The Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks. Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Mark Watson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/marklwatson/5300794236/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tringa_semipalmata

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Taxonomy:kingdom Animalia
Taxonomy:family Scolopacidae
Color brown, grey, white