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Wilson’s Phalarope (female)
Phalaropus tricolor
33.1545, -97.0135
Field Notes
Description:
Bill black, long, straight, slender. Back mask extends as broad stripe down sides of neck becoming chestnut on sides of chest. Cheeks and crown grayish blue. Nape white with a median reddish-brown stripe. Throat white, foreneck and upperchest deep cinnamon. Back grayish-blue with 2 chestnut Vs. Legs black. Size is 20.5 - 22 cm.
Habitat:
Edge of Lake Lewisville
Notes:
Wilson’s Phalarope is the largest and most terrestrial of the three phalarope species, which are well known for their reversed sex-role mating system. Larger and more brightly-plumaged females compete for mates and are sometimes polyandrous, whereas males provide all parental care.
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PublishedMay 10, 2013
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