Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)
The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Phalarope in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.