Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Female wilson`s phalaropes are small shorebird with long legs, a slender neck, and a very thin, straight bill. Breeding females are more brightly colored than the males with a dark stripe down the neck, a blue-gray back, and a peachy neck.
Classic foraging behavior is to swim in tight circles, creating a vortex that brings prey items up toward the surface.
Unlike most birds where the female has the predominant role in caring for the young.
The wilson`s female phalaropes desert their mates once they have laid eggs. While the male raises the young by himself . The female looks for other males to mate with. This is called polyandry , and it`s reflected in the way the two sexes look, with the females more brightly colored than the males.
Wilson`s phalaropes females almost always lay a clutch of exactly four eggs.
Unlike most other shorebirds phalaropes have lobed and partially webbed toes.
Female wilson`s phalaropes are small shorebird with long legs, a slender neck, and a very thin, straight bill. Breeding females are more brightly colored than the males with a dark stripe down the neck, a blue-gray back, and a peachy neck.
Classic foraging behavior is to swim in tight circles, creating a vortex that brings prey items up toward the surface.
Unlike most birds where the female has the predominant role in caring for the young.
The wilson`s female phalaropes desert their mates once they have laid eggs. While the male raises the young by himself . The female looks for other males to mate with. This is called polyandry , and it`s reflected in the way the two sexes look, with the females more brightly colored than the males.
Wilson`s phalaropes females almost always lay a clutch of exactly four eggs.
Unlike most other shorebirds phalaropes have lobed and partially webbed toes.
