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	 Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
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 Title: Willet
 Alternative Title: Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
 Creator: Karney, Lee
 Source: WO-Lee Karney-5415
 Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
 Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
 Language: EN - ENGLISH
 Rights: (public domain)
 Audience: (general)
 Subject: Karney, Birds, Sandpipers, Shorebirds
 
 Description
 Table Of Contents: This large sandpiper is easily identified by its loud, rolling call and by its flashing white wing patches, which are conspicious not only when the bird flies but also doing displays. Willets are social birds, nesting in loose colonies that are easy to locate because of the constant loud calling of the adults. If a predator such as a marsh hawk approaches a colony, several pairs may fly up to mob it.
 
 Date  Available: April 06 2004
 Issued: March 31 2004
 Modified: April 08 2004
 
 The willet (Tringa semipalmata formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. Tringa semipalmata is found along the shores of North America and South America.
 
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 |  |  | Guest |  |  | Scientific Name:	Tringa semipalmata (Gmelin, 1789) Common Names:	Willet
 French: Chevalier semipalmé; German: Schlammtreter; Spanish: Playero aliblanco
 Taxonomy: Scolopax semipalmata J. F. Gmelin, 1789, New York, USA.
 Synonyms:	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Gmelin, 1789)
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