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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
RNPH
Code 6
PHALOB
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Capped, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Gray
Forehead Color:
Gray
Nape Color:
Gray and rust-brown.
Throat Color:
White and gray with red-brown sides.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
19-20 cm (7.5-8 in)
Weight:
48 g (1.69 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Gray
Underparts:
Gray and white mottled breast and sides; white belly.
Upperparts:
Gray and black with buff stripes and some feather edging.
Back Pattern:
Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Swift shallow flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
36-38 cm (14-15 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Gray
Under Tail:
Gray and white.
Leg Color:
Blue-gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X