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Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor · Scolopacidae
🐦 Bird125 regionsUncommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Wilson's Phalarope in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Common | #880 | |
| Bahamas | Rare | #233 | |
| Barbados | Rare | #131 | |
| Belize | Rare | #460 | |
| Bermuda | Rare | #198 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Common | #1078 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Rare | #165 | |
| Brazil | Rare | #1859 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #618 | |
| Cayman Islands | Rare | #168 | |
| Chile | Uncommon | #456 | |
| Colombia | Rare | #1751 | |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #804 | |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | #220 | |
| Ecuador | Uncommon | #1322 | |
| El Salvador | Uncommon | #403 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Rare | #124 | |
| France | Rare | #626 | |
| Guadeloupe | Rare | #217 | |
| Guatemala | Rare | #585 | |
| Honduras | Rare | #581 | |
| Ireland | Rare | #383 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #1173 | |
| Nicaragua | Rare | #538 | |
| Panama | Rare | #796 | |
| Paraguay | Uncommon | #498 | |
| Peru | Common | #1470 | |
| Portugal | Rare | #533 | |
| Puerto Rico | Rare | #254 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Rare | #221 | |
| South Africa | Legendary | #910 | Introduced |
| Spain | Rare | #645 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uncommon | #611 | |
| United States of America | Uncommon | #1141 | |
| Uruguay | Uncommon | #396 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Rare | #977 | |
| Alabama | Rare | #352 | |
| Alaska | Rare | #420 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #127 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #487 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #320 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #444 | |
| California | Uncommon | #632 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #453 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #335 | |
| Delaware | Rare | #302 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #457 | |
| Georgia | Rare | #353 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #341 | |
| Illinois | Rare | #345 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #310 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #314 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #350 | |
| Kentucky | Rare | #303 | |
| Louisiana | Rare | #354 | |
| Maine | Rare | #345 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #319 | |
| Maryland | Rare | #350 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #384 | |
| Michigan | Rare | #360 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #360 | |
| Mississippi | Rare | #318 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #317 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #364 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #361 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #384 | |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #308 | |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #330 | |
| New Jersey | Rare | #367 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #466 | |
| New York | Rare | #425 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #293 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #369 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #300 | |
| Northwest Territories | Rare | #220 | |
| Nova Scotia | Rare | #357 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #360 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #365 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #405 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #448 | |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #354 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Rare | #231 | |
| Québec | Rare | #375 | |
| Rhode Island | Rare | #301 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #300 | |
| South Carolina | Rare | #336 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #338 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #334 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #581 | |
| Utah | Uncommon | #394 | |
| Vermont | Rare | #302 | |
| Virginia | Rare | #385 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #419 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #275 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #360 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #339 | |
| Yukon | Rare | #247 | |
| Anguilla | Rare | #090 | Vagrant |
| Aruba | Rare | #175 | Vagrant |
| Cuba | Rare | #261 | Vagrant |
| Curaçao | Rare | #163 | Vagrant |
| Denmark | Rare | #433 | Vagrant |
| Germany | Rare | #635 | Vagrant |
| Greece | Rare | #395 | Vagrant |
| Grenada | Rare | #115 | Vagrant |
| Hungary | Rare | #360 | Vagrant |
| Iceland | Rare | #281 | Vagrant |
| Israel | Rare | #409 | Vagrant |
| Jamaica | Rare | #180 | Vagrant |
| Martinique | Rare | #152 | Vagrant |
| Netherlands | Rare | #473 | Vagrant |
| New Zealand | Rare | #288 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| Norway | Rare | #477 | Vagrant |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rare | #111 | Vagrant |
| Saint Lucia | Rare | #116 | Vagrant |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Rare | #117 | Vagrant |
| Serbia | Rare | #305 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #185 | Vagrant |
| Sweden | Rare | #510 | Vagrant |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rare | #350 | Vagrant |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Rare | #129 | Vagrant |
| United Arab Emirates | Rare | #421 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Rare | #142 | Vagrant |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #233 | Vagrant |
| Hawaii | Rare | #219 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A dainty shorebird that spins in circles on the water; females are brighter with a black-and-cinnamon neck stripe, males duller.
Where
Prairie and parkland ponds and sloughs.
When
May to August.
Tips
The swimming, spinning behaviour is unique among Alberta shorebirds. Needle-thin bill.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Spotted Sandpiper
#128 · Common🐦Willet
#126 · Uncommon🐦Wilson's Snipe
#129 · Common🐦Long-billed Curlew
#125 · Rare🐦Franklin's gull
#130 · Common🐦Marbled Godwit
#124 · Uncommon
#128 · Common🐦Willet
#126 · Uncommon🐦Wilson's Snipe
#129 · Common🐦Long-billed Curlew
#125 · Rare🐦Franklin's gull
#130 · Common🐦Marbled Godwit
#124 · Uncommon
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