Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin 1789 (greater yellowlegs)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Alternative combinations: Scolopax melanoleuca, Totanus melanoleucas, Totanus melanoleucus

Belongs to Tringa according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Campbell 1976, Campbell 1979, Hay 1930, Jehl 1967, Miller and DeMay 1942, Steadman et al. 2015, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Tringa ameghini, Tringa antiqua, Tringa erythropus, Tringa flavipes, Tringa glareola, Tringa incana, Tringa nebularia, Tringa ochropus, Tringa semipalmata, Tringa solitaria, Tringa totanus, Totanus majori, Totanus totanus, Totanus scarabellii, Totanus praecursor

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (5: California, Florida, Oregon, Utah), Venezuela (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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