Birds of Brazil

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes)  
Genus: Phalaropus (1 species, 3 worldwide)


Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Male
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info

Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Female
Vancouver, Canada
  Breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info

The male is less colorful and marked differently than the female (and tends the nest). In non-breeding plumage both sexes are all greyish, unlike the other phalarope species which have black marks. Wilson's Phalarope is the largest phalarope species.


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