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phalaropus tricolor

  1. Wilson's Phalarope, Female

    Wilson's Phalarope, Female

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) female in breeding plumage.
  2. Wilson's Phalarope, Male

    Wilson's Phalarope, Male

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) male.
  3. Wilson's phalarope, Female

    Wilson's phalarope, Female

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) female.
  4. Feeding Wilson's Phalarope

    Feeding Wilson's Phalarope

    Seemingly first time a bird has visited Barbados during spring.
  5. Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
  6. Wilson's Phalarope (non-breeding plumage)

    Wilson's Phalarope (non-breeding plumage)

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) non-breeding plumage.
  7. Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) in breeding plumage.
  8. Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson's Phalarope

    This male Wilson's Phalarope was darting actively about the shoreline chasing flies. Phalaropes are actually sandpipers with toes modified by flaps of skin for swimming. They sometimes spin in a circle creating a vortex which brings prey to the surface. Of the three phalarope species...
  9. Wilson's Phalarope (male and female)

    Wilson's Phalarope (male and female)

    Wilsons Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Male on right, female on left. Female is the colorful one. Shell Ridge Road, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, USA. Coastal Prairie and Marshes Vegetational Area. Small depressional pond in a coastal salt pan at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.
  10. Rare Combination

    Rare Combination

    It is rare for us to see a Red Phalarope (Grey Phalarope to you in Europe; on the right in this photo) let alone a Red with a Wilson's phalarope (Wilson's on the left). Both of those seen are females; this is unusual too have the females more colorful or strongly marked than the males. Photo...
  11. Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson's Phalarope

  12. Wilson's Phalarope

    Wilson's Phalarope

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