Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
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About Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
Wilson's phalarope is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes near the Andes in Argentina. They are passage migrants through Central America around March/April and again during September/October. The species is a rare vagrant to western Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2012-07-21
Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Alviso, United States of America -
2012-08-12
Redwood Shores - Radio Road, United States of America -
2013-04-17
Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America -
2020-12-22
Humedal de Mantagua, Chile
