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Wilson's Phalarope Life History

Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Scolopacidae > Genus and species: Phalaropus tricolor

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Size

  • Length: 9 inches
  • Wingspan: 17 inches
  • Weight: 60 grams

Habitat

  • estuaries
  • ponds
  • lakes
  • bay
  • mudflats
  • swamp
  • mangroves
  • bogs
  • marsh

Diet

Summer:

  • insects

Winter (additional):

  • aquatic invertebrates

Range

Summer: Western North America Winter: South America

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1, occasionally 2
  • Days spent incubating: 16-21
  • Days until young fledge: ?