Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Spanish: Patamarilla mayor

The greater yellowlegs is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It breeds in central Canada and southern Alaska and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae

IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)

Local records13 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records72,496 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2020 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-03-24 — observation by isa_moguel
2025-11-15 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-23 — observation by zihuadean
2024-12-03 — observation by tilmaturasbirding
2023-07-30 — observation by santiagob1986
2021-12-27 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tringa-melanoleuca/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.