StatusNative
RarityRare
Height19 cm
Did You Know?
3 Facts1
"Red-necked Phalaropes spend about nine months of the year at sea, sleeping while floating on the ocean and feeding in open water."
Field Guide
Red-necked Phalarope
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The Red-necked Phalarope (*Phalaropus lobatus*) is a small migratory shorebird known for its unique spinning behaviour on water to stir up invertebrates. In Australia, it is a rare but regular visitor during migration, mainly observed in coastal areas during the non-breeding season.
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