Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus tricolor (Wilson's Phalarope)
Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes near the Andes in Argentina. They are passage migrants through Central America around March/April and again during September/October. The species is a rare vagrant to western Europe. This species is often very tame and approachable. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Phalarope in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Grand Canyon National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.