Red Phalarope

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Red Phalarope (<em>Phalaropus fulicarius</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Overview

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phalaropus; binomial: Phalaropus fulicarius; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: temperate to tropical coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific oceans: from n California to s Chile (e Pacific) and Atlantic USA to n Florida (w North Atlantic); coastal waters of e tropical and South Atlantic off nw, w, sw Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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