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Lesser Yellowlegs
Photo credit: Jimmy Jackson
-Tringa flavipes-
The body length of the Lesser Yellowlegs is 10.5 inches, 4 inches shorter than his kin the Greater Yellowlegs we covered last month. The lesser’s all dark bill is shorter, thinner and straighter than the greater’s. Present in Texas July through April. Nests on tundra and also in woodlands and marsh areas. A wading bird that feeds primarily on very small fish. Many spend their winter in South America although a few are reported to winter locally.
The body length of the Lesser Yellowlegs is 10.5 inches, 4 inches shorter than his kin the Greater Yellowlegs we covered last month. The lesser’s all dark bill is shorter, thinner and straighter than the greater’s. Present in Texas July through April. Nests on tundra and also in woodlands and marsh areas. A wading bird that feeds primarily on very small fish. Many spend their winter in South America although a few are reported to winter locally.