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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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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
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)03/03/2024Jorge Iriberri



Number of Photography: 1116

Foto
Photography ID: 679739
  Adult
Laguna montenegro
Mendoza
Argentina
03/08/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 679589
  Adult
Quequén
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 679219
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
03/14/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 677951
  Adult
Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
03/06/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677852
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
03/16/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 677698
  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 676431
  Adult
Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 676411
  Adult
Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676101
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/26/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 675753
  Adult
Rio Salado Begueri
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Roxana Larramendy
Foto
Photography ID: 675733
  Adult
Dique de Los Sauces
La Rioja
Argentina
02/24/2026
Carlos De Biagi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 6



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni04/30/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosPaso Blanco, VillaguayN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Capovilla04/05/2022ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga11/09/2013ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Carlos M. Grassini12/11/2011ArgentinaEntre RíosRegión al norte y noreste, laguna, chilcal y campos vecinos, Reserva Natural Privada El CeiboIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Carlos M. Grassini02/22/2013ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al sur y oeste de la reserva, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/14/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 8


Video ID: 6459
  Adult
Ucacha
Córdoba
Argentina
11/02/2024
Fernando Carezzano
Video ID: 5377
  Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2022
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 4648
  Adult
Humboldt
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/13/2021
Pablo Capovilla



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Number of Records: 3396



Page 1 of 340
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245373529/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaBahía Laguna de Plata, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaHugo Caverzasi
245114922/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos1Luis Cesar Tejo
245092422/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos1Daniela Espinosa
244966722/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos1Diego Oscar
245109121/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEntre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra3Luis Cesar Tejo
245086621/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEntre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra3Daniela Espinosa
244960521/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEntre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra3Diego Oscar
245281720/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Coipo Lauquen3Hugo Caverzasi
244747916/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Montenegro, LavalleManuel Godoy
245136214/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Montenegro, LavalleManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.