Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot, 1819 Wilson's phalarope |
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Family: | Scolopacidae (sandpipers) | |||
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Environment: | others; freshwater; marine | |||
Distribution: | Northeast Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and Antarctic Atlantic: St Pierre Miquelon and South Orkney. | |||
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Biology: | Not marine in life history or distribution. Aquatic. Tongue and palate adapted to filtering sea water out before ingesting its prey (Ref.87784). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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