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Common Name
Red Phalarope
Alternate Names
Grey Phalarope
Common Type
Phalarope
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Phalaropus
Species
fulicarius
Conversation Status
Least Concern
Number of Sub-Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
As a wader is found in coastal areas or at sea.
Distribution and Range
Breeds in Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. Migrates mainly on oceanic routes and winters at sea on tropical oceans.
Food
Will often swim in a small, rapid circle, forming a small whirlpool. This behaviour is thought to aid feeding by raising food from the bottom of shallow water. The bird will reach into the outskirts of the vortex with its bill, plucking small insects or crustaceans caught up therein.