Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1599. They are
Lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes, front) and greater yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca, behind) together, showing the difference in size
Wandering tattler (Tringa incana), formerly in Heteroscelus
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in monotypic Catoptrophorus
The lesser yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.
Lesser yellowlegs foraging in Queens, New York
Lesser yellowlegs (left) are smaller, with a proportionally shorter bill than greater yellowlegs (right). Semipalmated sandpipers in the foreground.