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Species profile—Tringa flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Tringa flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Tringa flavipes (Gmelin, 1789)
Common name
lesser yellowlegs
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
1851
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1851.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024