Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819)

23 cmLength59 gWeight

Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader.

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Peru

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Peru

Wilson's Phalarope has been recorded at 800 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 60 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Willcox – Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf CourseUnited States9,798 records
Hornsby BendUnited States4,891 records
Antelope Island SP – CausewayUnited States4,144 records

More places

Mitchell Lake Audubon CenterUnited States2,891 records
Frank Lake – NW lookout/blind/outflowCanada2,511 records
IRWD San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, IrvineUnited States2,509 records
Glendale Recharge PondsUnited States2,346 records
Hagerman NWRUnited States2,256 records
Cheyenne Bottoms WAUnited States2,156 records
Piute PondsUnited States2,150 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Peru Chile Argentina Mexico Ecuador Costa Rica

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes near the Andes in Argentina.

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Questions

How big is the Wilson's Phalarope?

The Wilson's Phalarope is about 23 cm long and weighs around 59 g.

Where does the Wilson's Phalarope live?

Its breeding range: North America: temperate zone inland marshes of Nearctic: western, central Canada and northwest to west-central USA. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Peru.