Red-Necked Phalarope

Red-Necked Phalarope Latest News

Recently, Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), a rare species, has been spotted at the Nanjarayan bird for the first time.

About Red-Necked Phalarope

• It is a fairly small shorebird known for spinning frantically on water to stir up small invertebrates.
• Distribution: It has a circumpolar distribution and is found in both boreal and tundra zones between 60 and 70 degrees latitude.
• These phalaropes can be found in coastal regions of the Arctic Ocean, south to the Aleutians and Northwest to Britain.
• In the winter, it spends most of its time on the ocean.
• During this non-breeding season, phalaropes can be found off central-west South America, in the Arabian Sea and from central Indonesia to western Melanesia.

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Appearance and Behavior of Red-necked Phalarope

• Food: The bird mainly feeds on small aquatic invertebrates and plankton.
• It exhibits a typical feeding behavior of spinning on the surface of water. This rapid circling is believed to bring the prey to its feeding range.
• During the breeding period, the species have a chestnut-red plumage from behind the ear to the down sides of the neck.
• Females are observed polyandrous, that is mating with more than one male.
• The males brood chicks and feed them.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Least concern

Source: TH