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| + | [[Image:Wilsons_Phalarope.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Female in breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|smackay|smackay}}<br />Seattle, [[Washington]], May 2003]] | ||
;[[:Category:Phalaropus|Phalaropus]] tricolor | ;[[:Category:Phalaropus|Phalaropus]] tricolor | ||
| − | + | ''Steganopus tricolor'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 22–24 cm (8½-9½ in)<br /> | |
*Lobed toes | *Lobed toes | ||
*Straight fine black bill<br /> | *Straight fine black bill<br /> | ||
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*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
*Square white rump<br /> | *Square white rump<br /> | ||
| − | [[Image:Wilson's Phalarope SBNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>Wilson's Phalarope in flight, over [[San Bernard NWR]], Upper [[Texas]] Coast, April 2010]] | + | [[Image:Wilson's Phalarope SBNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>Wilson's Phalarope in flight, over [[San Bernard NWR]], Upper [[Texas]] Coast, April 2010]] |
'''Breeding male''' - duller than the female; may lack reddish patches | '''Breeding male''' - duller than the female; may lack reddish patches | ||
*Brown back<br /> | *Brown back<br /> | ||
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*Gray upperparts | *Gray upperparts | ||
*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
| − | *Retains dark | + | *Retains dark eye patch |
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====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
Shows square white rump and trailing yellow legs . | Shows square white rump and trailing yellow legs . | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
Can be confused with [[Lesser Yellowlegs]] and [[Stilt Sandpiper]] in winter plumage. | Can be confused with [[Lesser Yellowlegs]] and [[Stilt Sandpiper]] in winter plumage. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Phalaropus tricolor (Wilson´s Phalarope).jpg|thumb|350px|right|Wintering<br />Photo © by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Singuilucan, [[Mexico]]]] | ||
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Breeds in [[Canada]] and [[US]]; winters in western and southern [[South America]]. | Breeds in [[Canada]] and [[US]]; winters in western and southern [[South America]]. | ||
Regular vagrant to the [[British Isles]], usually in the Autumn. | Regular vagrant to the [[British Isles]], usually in the Autumn. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
It has sometimes been placed in a monotypic genus ''[[:Category:Steganopus|Steganopus]]''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | It has sometimes been placed in a monotypic genus ''[[:Category:Steganopus|Steganopus]]''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Prairie lakes, marshes, pools, shores, mudflats, sand bars and river bankss. | Prairie lakes, marshes, pools, shores, mudflats, sand bars and river bankss. | ||
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'''Flight call''': ''vit' or ''chu'' | '''Flight call''': ''vit' or ''chu'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase |
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#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | ||
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Phalarop tricolor" {{!}} "Wilson's Phalarope"}} |
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| + | {{VSearch|"Phalarop tricolor" {{!}} "Wilson's Phalarope"}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalaropus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalaropus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 8 April 2024
- Phalaropus tricolor
Steganopus tricolor
Identification
22–24 cm (8½-9½ in)
- Lobed toes
- Straight fine black bill
Breeding female
- White face
- Gray wings with chestnut bands
- Pinkish foreneck
- Black eyestripe, which continues down sides of neck
- White underparts
- Square white rump
Breeding male - duller than the female; may lack reddish patches
- Brown back
Young birds
- Gray and brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Dark patch through the eye
Non-breeding
- Gray upperparts
- White underparts
- Retains dark eye patch
Flight
Shows square white rump and trailing yellow legs .
Similar Species
Can be confused with Lesser Yellowlegs and Stilt Sandpiper in winter plumage.
Distribution
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Breeds in Canada and US; winters in western and southern South America.
Regular vagrant to the British Isles, usually in the Autumn.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It has sometimes been placed in a monotypic genus Steganopus[2].
Habitat
Prairie lakes, marshes, pools, shores, mudflats, sand bars and river bankss.
Behaviour
Breeding
The 3-4 eggs are laid in a ground nest near water. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the young. The chicks feed themselves once fledged.
The females leave the breeding grounds soon after laying the eggs.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small water insects. They agitate the water by swimming in small circles.
Vocalisation
Voice: a grunted aangh
Flight call: vit' or chu
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wilson's Phalarope. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wilson%27s_Phalarope
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
