Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Summary 2

The willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird in the Scolopacidae family. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. 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 sh

Fuentes y Créditos

  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2815659591
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tringa_semipalmata

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