> With birds does greater spotted and lesser spotted have anything to do with spots or how common they are or it it just a

With birds does greater spotted and lesser spotted have anything to do with spots or how common they are or it it just a

Posted at: 2014-11-15 
Usually the terms greater or lesser in zoology is reserved to describe similar looking, closely related species based on their relative size. ie, Greater Scaup-Lesser Scaup, Greater Yellowlegs-Lesser Yellowlegs, etc etc