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Phalaropes
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Phalaropes

Phalaropus

A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae.

Phalaropes are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the Actitis and Terek sandpipers, and also of the turnstones and calidrids. They are especially notable for their unusual nesting behavior and their unique feeding technique.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Red-necked Phalarope

speciesPhalaropus lobatus

Wilson's Phalarope

speciesPhalaropus tricolor

Red Phalarope

speciesPhalaropus fulicarius

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3957.