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Tringa melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs
Grand Teton National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Tringa melanoleuca (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Scolopacidae, Genus Tringa, Species Tringa melanoleuca


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WY: S4N
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Alagnak Wild River	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Washington Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	10/31/2005

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