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% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Yellowstone National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.