Scientific Name: Phalaropus tricolor
Population Estimate: 1.5M, Least Concern status
Range / Habitat: Breeds in the prairies of western North America and Canada. Winters in the central Andes in South America. Frequents saline lakes in migration.
Field Notes: Dainty shorebird. Breeding female is predominantly grey and brown above, with white underparts, a reddish neck and reddish flank patches. Breeding male is a duller version of the female, with a brown back, and the reddish patches reduced or absent. Typical phalarope behaviour of swimming in tight circles while feeding.
Personal Notes: Seen on Deseret Ranch in Utah.
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