Monday 25 November 2013

Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Description: 9 inches; bill black long and thin. Non-breeding: upperparts grey; underparts white; eyestripe. Breeding Male: pale pinkish wash on neck. Breeding Female: upperparts grey and brown; Black eyestripe, which continues down sides of neck. Habitat: shallow ponds; Statue: non-breeding migrant









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