Breeds in wet tundra and ponds. Nests on the ground in tundra. Restricted to the western portion of the North Slope, as far east as the Running River.
Yukon: Breeds across the North American Arctic.
North America: Circumpolar, winters at sea off the coasts of South America and western Africa.
Predominantly brick-red colouration in breeding adults is distinctive. Female has black crown, white face and red underparts. Male is duller. Bill is shorter and thicker than other phalaropes, yellow with a black tip in breeding adults
Animal | Bird |
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Bird | Shore Birds (Charadriiformes) |
Color | black, brown, grey |