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Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
WilletTringa semipalmata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 510,775 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 113,647 |
| Texas | 60,217 |
| California | 58,959 |
| Ontario | 31,096 |
| Arizona | 26,160 |
| Oregon | 24,720 |
| Alaska | 19,527 |
| Nevada | 18,362 |
| Michigan | 14,008 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Phalaropes · Phalaropus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wilson's Phalarope with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.