Wilson's phalarope

A gray or gray and brown shorebird (Phalaropus tricolor) of North and South America, having white underparts and a black needlelike bill.

[After Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Scottish-born American ornithologist.]

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Wilson's phalarope - breeds on the northern great plains of Canada

Steganopus tricolor

phalarope - small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics

genus Steganopus, Steganopus - a genus of Phalaropidae

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Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Unidentified Gull Larus sp.

Use of Laguna de Bustillos, Chihuahua, by waterbirds during the 2011-2012 wintering season

The discovery included: thirty undocumented bird species, including the black-and-white hawk eagle, Wilson's phalarope, and ash colored cuckoo; two undocumented mammals - Niceforo's big-eared bat and the Tricolored Bat; as well as 233 undocumented species of butterflies and moths.

365 new species of wildlife found in Peru park

Painted snipe, Eurasian woodcock, Kittlitz's plover have been observed and even buff-breasted sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, lesser yellowlegs and Wilson's phalarope are on the national checklist.

Birds of the United Arab Emirates--a Helm Field Guide

A wilson's phalarope, an American species, was also at Seaforth for a few days prior to the lapwing.

bird notes

Wilson's Phalarope, Steganopus tricolor, a small wader, is the first ever record of this species in the UAE.

New Bird Species Spotted in Abu Dhabi

Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolour), a small wader, is the first-ever record of this species in the UAE.

Abu Dhabi New bird species found in Al Wathba

A Wilson's Phalarope was spotted at the wetlands on Saturday.

Crowds flock to see bird

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