Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)
The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Red-necked Phalarope in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.