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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus(Linnaeus, 1758)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Phalaropus
At a glance
The Red-necked Phalarope is a small bird, about 18–19 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–19 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red-necked Phalarope look like?
The Red-necked Phalarope is a small bird, about 18–19 cm long and weighing 20–48 g.
The red-necked phalarope, also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-necked Phalarope?
The Red-necked Phalarope is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Red-necked Phalarope eat?
The Red-necked Phalarope feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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