Wilson's Phalarope

Overview

Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phalaropus; binomial: Phalaropus tricolor; authority: (Vieillot, 1819).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic. Non-breeding range: to hypersaline lakes of w Canada and USA for molt migration; then mainly saline montane lakes from Peru to Argentina; also w coast of South America from Ecuador s and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.