Wilson’s Phalarope
(Phalaropus tricolor)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding S2B - Imperiled Breeding |
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| Minnesota | Threatened Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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9″ to 9½″ in length 17″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Wet prairies, fens, and wetlands near shallow open water Migration: Lakeshores, mudflats, marshes |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late April to late May and July to September |
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Distribution |
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Common migrant, locally common breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Charadriiformes (shorebirds and allies) | ||
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Scolopacidae (sandpipers and allies) | ||
Genus |
Phalaropus (phalaropes) | ||
Synonyms |
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Steganopus tricolor |
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| Wilson's Phalarope Bjarni in Iceland |
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| Wilson's Phalarope JMC Nature Photos |
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| Wilson's Phalarope Arvind Agrawal |
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| Wilson's Phalarope (Scolopacidae: Phalaropus tricolor) Feeding Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 13, 2010 Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (13 May 2010). Note female's apparent reluctance to interact with two males. |
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| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), feeding, preening, swimming Rob Curtis |
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Published on Apr 18, 2014 Wilson's Phalaropes, (Phalaropus tricolor), feeding, preening, swimming. Species photo gallery: |
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| The Frenetic Wilson's Phalarope--Narrated (YouTube: JO ALWOOD) Jo Alwood |
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Published on May 5, 2014 The Wilson's Phalarope is a delicate, elegant, feverishly active shorebird. You can see all my movies on my YouTube channel: Jo Alwood. Click "Subscribe" to be notified of new movies. |
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| Wilson's Phalarope Foraging LabofOrnithology |
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Published on Jan 27, 2016 Wilson's Phalarope forage in Montana. Note their characteristic spinning, which creates whirlpools in the nutrient-rich waters, stirring up invertebrate prey and bringing it to the surface. Video recorded by Timothy Barksdale/Macaulay Library/http://macaulaylibrary.org/video/420088. For more bird videos and sounds, explore the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, http://macaulaylibrary.org. For additional identification and life history information visit: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wilsons_Phalarope/id |
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| Wilson's Phalaropes spinning while walking in shallow water Alan de Queiroz |
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Published on Jul 24, 2015 Wilson's Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) spinning while walking at Damonte Ranch wetlands in Reno, Nevada, USA on 24 July 2015. These birds, and other phalaropes, often feed by spinning while swimming—this action pushes small organisms toward the surface. I'm not sure how common it is for them to do this while walking. |
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