Red-necked Phalarope

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

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

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

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to tropical and subtropical coastal waters and coasts: Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Bay of Bengal; seas of Indonesian Arch., off n, w New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.; and se North Pacific coasts of w Mexico and Central America to Peru and Galápagos.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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