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The Red Phalarope is a small seabird that spends most of its life swimming in the open ocean, making it rarely seen from shore. It's notable for being one of the few bird species where females are more colorful than males and take the lead in courtship.
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- Phalaropus
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- Grey Phalarope.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P9714
- Burkina Faso
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The red phalarope or grey phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, migrates mainly on oceanic routes, wintering at sea on tropical oceans.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusBirds described in 1758Birds of IcelandBirds of the ArcticHolarctic birdsIUCN Red List least concern speciesMigratory birds (Western Hemisphere)PhalaropusTaxonbars with 35–39 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinationsWading birdsWintering birds of Africa