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Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

The Red-necked Phalarope is a small, beautiful bird that loves to swim and dive in the water. It has a striking red neck and a unique way of spinning in circles to catch tiny food in the water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Red-necked Phalarope is a small shorebird with a fine, needle-like black bill. Breeding females have striking slate-grey upperparts, white underparts, and a bold reddish-brown patch on their neck and throat. Males are duller versions of this plumage.

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Red-necked Phalarope
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Red-necked Phalarope

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

In flight, you can spot a bright white stripe across their dark wings!

Their feathers change color dramatically from summer breeding to plain winter plumage.

These hardy birds can tolerate incredibly cold temperatures in the high Arctic!

Unlike most birds, they lay their eggs in a simple scrape on the bare ground!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spinning Swimmer

Red-necked Phalarope can spin rapidly in water because this creates a mini-whirlpool, drawing tiny food items up for easy capture.

Fähigkeit

Role Reversal

Females are more brightly colored and leave the duller males to incubate eggs and raise the young.

Fähigkeit

Ocean Nomad

Red-necked Phalaropes spend most of their lives far at sea, using their waterproof feathers and lobed toes to survive pelagic journeys.

Maße und Details

Länge
17-20 cm
Flügelspannweite
30-34 cm
Gewicht
0.025-0.048 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
17-21 Tage
Zugstrecke
10000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mainly feast on tiny insects and crustaceans found in water sources.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquito larvae
  • brine shrimp
  • copepods
  • small marine worms
  • fly larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Prey on chicks and eggs.

eaten by

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Hunts young birds and eggs.

eats

Copepod

Calanus finmarchicus

Major food source in oceans.

eats

Non-biting Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Larvae are prey in ponds.

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Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red-necked Phalarope?

17-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-necked Phalarope?

30-34 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-necked Phalarope?

0.025-0.048 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-necked Phalarope?

3-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-necked Phalarope?

60 km/h

Was frisst Red-necked Phalarope?

They mainly feast on tiny insects and crustaceans found in water sources.

Wo findet man Red-necked Phalarope normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Red-necked Phalarope?

Filter Feeding

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