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Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Pitotoy Grande
Maçarico-grande-de-perna-amarela
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Uruguay

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Scolopax melanoleuca.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishBagre Anguila (Heptapterus mustelinus)06/01/2026Pablo Marcelo Meyer



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 669709
  Adult
Laguna Garzón
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/06/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 575360
  Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
03/11/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 480392
  Adult
Gaetán
Lavalleja
Uruguay
11/27/2021
Carlos Crocce
Foto
Photography ID: 471594
  Adult
Paso de cañas
Salto
Uruguay
11/08/2021
Luciano Buck
Foto
Photography ID: 435898
  Adult
La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/03/2021
Gabriel Andrés Martínez
Foto
Photography ID: 429259
  Adult
Paso del Tapado
Salto
Uruguay
02/04/2020
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 380585
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2020
Gerardo Alberto García



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242272906/01/2026UruguayMaldonadoLa Playita, Laguna GarzónPablo Marcelo Meyer
226173313/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoLaguna Garzón1Pablo Eguia
226172013/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoRambla de los Vientos, La Barra7Pablo Eguia
226169813/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoEsteros del arroyo Maldonado10Pablo Eguia
226063709/02/2025UruguayRochaLa Pedrera2Pablo Eguia
226058109/02/2025UruguayRochaLaguna de Rocha3Pablo Eguia
226021106/02/2025UruguayRochaBañado de los Indios, Ruta 142Pablo Eguia
230580020/01/2025UruguayRochaLocalidad Desembocadura Arroyo Valizas2Eugenia Boggiano
230561319/01/2025UruguayMaldonadoSolis1Eugenia Boggiano
222913631/12/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta de este2Gabriel Carbajales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.