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[[File:Red-necked_Phalarope_Adult-Male-BrdnPlmg_JMOR.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult Male – Breedng Plumage<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br /> Half Moon Bay, [[California]], [[USA]], 9 May 2021]]
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[[Image:Red-necked_Phalarope.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by jakobs]]
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==Description==
 
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one of the few bird genera where the female alternate is the prettier bird.
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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shot in Iceland
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[[File:Red-necked_Phalarope_Fem-BrdngPlmg_JMOR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female – Breeding Plumage<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Half Moon Bay, [[California]], [[USA]], 9 May 2021]]
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==Loch Funzie, Fetlar, Shetland==
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18-19 cm (7-7½ in)<br />
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June 2004: I had heard that one could watch this charming little wader through the window of your car, but I didn't believe it! As soon as I had parked by the Loch a flurry of birds flew around us very closely. They settled on the loch picking at impossible small invisible prey of the water surface. They were very approachable allowing excellent viewing without binoculars. At least 6 birds were present and possibly twice that number; a pair of red-throated divers were also there.
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*Dark grey to black bill
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*Blue-grey legs
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*Lobed feet
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*Needle-like bill
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'''Winter''' Grey above with wing bar and most of head and underparts white.<br />
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'''Summer''' Head grey-brown with white chin and face patch. Orange patch on side of neck and throat.  
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Male duller than female<br />
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'''Juvenile''' Similar to winter adult but browner upperparts. Buff neck and breast.
  
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''Originally posted by '''peterct1945'''''
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In '''flight''' bold white wing bar, reminiscent of [[Sanderling]], and long white rump coverts.
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==Bird Song==
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<flashmp3>Phalaropus lobatus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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Moult information<sup>[[#References|[5]]]</sup>
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''[[Media:Phalaropus lobatus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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==Distribution==
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[[File:Red-necked_Phalarope_Juvenile_OV.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Digiscoper321|Digiscoper321}}<br />West [[Sweden]], 25 August 2020]]
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'''Breeds''' in arctic regions of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]]. [[Iceland]] and very locally in northern and western islands of [[Scotland]] and NW [[Ireland]].
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==Taxonomy==
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[[File:Red-necked_Phalarope_Immature-2ndYear_JMOR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature – 2nd Year<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Half Moon Bay, [[California]], [[USA]], 9 May 2021]]
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
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Open waters and marshy areas.
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==Behaviour==
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A rather confiding bird, showing little fear of humans.
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====Breeding====
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[[Image:Red-Necked Phalarope 9-4-2017.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Pauhana|Pauhana}}<br />Siesta Key, Sarasota, [[Florida]], 4 September 2017]]
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The females pursue males, compete for nesting territory, and will  defend their nests and chosen mates. Once the females lay their eggs, they begin their southward migration, leaving the males to incubate the eggs and look after the young. 3-7 eggs are laid in a ground nest near a marshy area. The young mainly feed themselves and are able to fly within 20 days of birth.
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====Diet====
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[[Image:Red-necked phalarope sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Seen on migration<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|bhowdy|bhowdy}}<br />Kingston, [[Tennessee]], [[United States]], August 2008]]
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Diet includes small insects or crustaceans.
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====Flight====
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Flight outline 'tubby'. Swims with tail held up. 'Spins' on water.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': "twit" and "tirric, tirric". A funny grunting noise prior to flight.
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{{ Audio|Phalaropus lobatus (song).mp3 }}
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Wikipedia
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#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
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#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1750987#post1750987  Discussion thread on the Moulting of Red-necked Phalopes]
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{{ref}}
 
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=478 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 10 May 2023

Adult Male – Breedng Plumage
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Half Moon Bay, California, USA, 9 May 2021
Phalaropus lobatus

Identification

Female – Breeding Plumage
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Half Moon Bay, California, USA, 9 May 2021

18-19 cm (7-7½ in)

  • Dark grey to black bill
  • Blue-grey legs
  • Lobed feet
  • Needle-like bill

Winter Grey above with wing bar and most of head and underparts white.
Summer Head grey-brown with white chin and face patch. Orange patch on side of neck and throat. Male duller than female
Juvenile Similar to winter adult but browner upperparts. Buff neck and breast.

In flight bold white wing bar, reminiscent of Sanderling, and long white rump coverts.

Moult information[5]

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by Digiscoper321
West Sweden, 25 August 2020

Breeds in arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. Iceland and very locally in northern and western islands of Scotland and NW Ireland.

Taxonomy

Immature – 2nd Year
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Half Moon Bay, California, USA, 9 May 2021

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Open waters and marshy areas.

Behaviour

A rather confiding bird, showing little fear of humans.

Breeding

Photo © by Pauhana
Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida, 4 September 2017

The females pursue males, compete for nesting territory, and will defend their nests and chosen mates. Once the females lay their eggs, they begin their southward migration, leaving the males to incubate the eggs and look after the young. 3-7 eggs are laid in a ground nest near a marshy area. The young mainly feed themselves and are able to fly within 20 days of birth.

Diet

Seen on migration
Photo © by bhowdy
Kingston, Tennessee, United States, August 2008

Diet includes small insects or crustaceans.

Flight

Flight outline 'tubby'. Swims with tail held up. 'Spins' on water.

Vocalisation

Call: "twit" and "tirric, tirric". A funny grunting noise prior to flight.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
  4. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
  5. Discussion thread on the Moulting of Red-necked Phalopes

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