Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kluane National Park
109 Verified records at Kluane National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Yellowlegs sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
40–50%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
12 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
14 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
16 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
17 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
5–10%
18 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
19 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
21 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
25 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
26 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
28 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
29 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
30 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
31 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
32 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
36 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
38 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
39 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
40 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
41 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
44 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
45 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
46 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
47 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
48 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
49 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
50 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
52 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
56 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
57 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
60 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
61 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
63 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
64 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
65 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
67 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
68 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
69 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
71 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
72 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
73 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
74 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
75 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
77 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
78 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
79 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
80 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
81 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
82 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
83 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
84 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
85 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
86 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
87 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
88 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
89 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
90 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
91 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
92 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
93 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
94 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
95 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
96 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
97 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
98 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
99 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
100 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
101 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
102 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
103 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
104 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
105 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
106 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Yellowlegs in Kluane National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Yellowlegs sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Yellowlegs in Kluane National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellowlegs in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.

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