Lesser yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

The Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Wetlands and shores across the Americas. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Vulnerable.

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Scientific name	Tringa flavipes
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Lesser yellowlegs lives

Wetlands and shores across the Americas.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

VulnerableGetting rare. It needs our help.

💡 Its bright yellow legs are easy to spot.

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Recorded by AUDEVARD Aurélien (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1046350. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lesser yellowlegs

Where does the Lesser yellowlegs live?

The Lesser yellowlegs lives in United States and Canada. Wetlands and shores across the Americas.

What does the Lesser yellowlegs eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lesser yellowlegs endangered?

Getting rare. It needs our help. Its IUCN Red List category is Vulnerable.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.