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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Tringa |
| Species: | T. semipalmata |
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Catoptrophus semipalmatus |
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The Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus,[2] is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks. Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage.
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Adults have gray legs and a long, straight, dark and stout bill. The body is dark gray above and light underneath. The tail is white with a dark band at the end. The distinctive black and white pattern of the wings is a common sight along many North American coastal beaches.
Two subspecies (which may actually be different species)[3] have very different breeding habitats and ranges. The Eastern Willet breeds in coastal saltmarshes from Nova Scotia to Mexico and the Caribbean. It winters on the Atlantic coast of South America. The Western Willet breeds in freshwater prairie marshes in western North America. It winters on both coasts, from the mid-Atlantic states south to at least Brazil on the Atlantic, and from Oregon south to Peru on the Pacific.
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Willets nest on the ground, usually in well-hidden locations in short grass, often in colonies. These birds forage on mudflats or in shallow water, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material.
The Willet's population declined sharply due to hunting in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their population has since increased, but they are still considered at risk, especially in light of continued habitat loss.
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Gallery [link]
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After catching a fish in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Footnotes [link]
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Tringa semipalmata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Pereira & Baker (2005), Banks et al. (2006)
- ^ O'Brien, Michael; Crossley, Richard; Karlson, Kevin (2007). The Shorebird Guide. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-618-43294-3.
References [link]
- Banks, Richard C.; Cicero, Carla; Dunn, Jon L.; Kratter, Andrew W.; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Remsen, J. V. Jr.; Rising, James D. & Stotz, Douglas F. (2006): Forty-seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 123(3): 926–936. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[926:FSTTAO]2.0.CO;2 PDF fulltext
- BirdLife International (2004). Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
- Pereira, Sérgio Luiz & Baker, Alan J. (2005): Multiple Gene Evidence for Parallel Evolution and Retention of Ancestral Morphological States in the Shanks (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae). Condor 107(3): 514–526. DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2005)107[0514:MGEFPE]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract
External links [link]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tringa semipalmata |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Tringa semipalmata |
- Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: Wildlife in Connecticut - Endangered and Threatened Species Series: Willet
- Willet Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Willet Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding
- Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Willet Bird Sound
Media related to Tringa semipalmata at Wikimedia Commons
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Willet (band)
Willet is an American Christian rock band, and they are the three Willet brothers, Jeremy, Justin, and Jordan. They come from Westminster, Maryland, where the band started making music in 2006. They released, two extended plays, Sometimes a City Needs a Bomb in 2007, and Love on the Outside in 2012. The group have released four studio albums, Virus in 2008, Somewhere in Between in 2009, Teeth of a Lion, Fangs of a Lioness in 2010, and Searchlight in 2014.
Background
Willet is a Christian rock band from Westminster, Maryland, where they formed in 2006, being a group of three brothers, lead vocalist, Jeremy Willet, lead guitarist, Justin Willet, bassist, Jordan Willet, and drummer, Matt von Herbulis, who has since departed the band. The group now has Jeremy as a vocalist and bassist, Justin on lead guitar and background vocals, and his brother Jordan is their drummer.
Music history
The band started as a musical entity in 2006, with their first release, Sometimes a City Needs a Bomb, an extended play, that was released in 2007. Their subsequent release, a studio album, Virus, was released in 2008. They release, another studio album, Somewhere in Between, in 2009. The band released a Christmas album, Willet Snow On Christmas? Vol 1, in 2009. Their next release, Teeth of a Lion, Fangs of a Lioness, a studio album, came out in 2010. The band released, another extended play, Love on the Outside, on April 3, 2012. Their latest release, Searchlight, came out on August 26, 2014.
Willet (disambiguation)
Willet is a species of bird.
It is also an anglicized form of a French surname Ouellet.
Willet may also refer to:
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- Somewhere in Between released: 2009
- Virus released: 2008
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- Love on the Outside released: 2012
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Wineskin
by: WilletIf your enemy is hungry, then prepare a feast
And if the city is thirsty, then break the wineskin
Do I even threaten you to move?
Would you change the world, if the world changed you?
Shoot the bullet to the sky
Aim at nothing
Hit it every time
Fight the battle with a gun
Aim at nothing
Hit it every time
Watch her dance across the street
The city lights and beggar's dreams
A homeless man is who I have to fight
Spare change in a dirty, old paper cup