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Species record

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Least ConcernCompare

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25 found
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Snapshot

Primary Traits

FamilyScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmCosmopolitan
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

35.17 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,300 m

Data points

49

Images

25

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Phalaropus lobatus

English name

Red-necked Phalarope

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Phalaropus

Species

lobatus

Data source

HBW3, BOTW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Cosmopolitan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Polar

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

32 g

Maximum female mass

44 g

Minimum male mass

29 g

Maximum male mass

38 g

Minimum unsexed mass

20 g

Maximum unsexed mass

48 g

Average mass

35.17 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,300 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,300 m

Typical elevation

650 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous, Polygynous

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

2

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

Male

Minimum incubation period

17 d

Maximum incubation period

21 d

Minimum fledging period

18 d

Maximum fledging period

21 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3.5

Average fledging period

19.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory