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Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Classification

Class
Aves

The willet (Tringa semipalmata) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. 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 show in breeding plumage.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 879,279Canada · 46,791Mexico · 37,129Cuba · 2,820Chile · 2,590Peru · 2,294United Kingdom · 1,788Brazil · 1,690Netherlands · 1,338France · 795Argentina · 4Uruguay · 4Portugal · 1