Lesser yellowlegs

Description

The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird.The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas,a thrush-sized,white-rumped,tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.The specific flavipes is from Latin flavus,"yellow",and pes,"foot".