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The greater yellowlegs
Пёстрый улит (Tringa melanoleuca) — североамериканский представитель семейства бекасовых (Scolopacidae), изредка встречающийся и в Европе.


The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large North American 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.