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Scientific Name
Phalaropus tricolor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Wilson's Phalarope
Park Synonyms
Steganopus tricolor
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusPhalaropus
SpeciesPhalaropus tricolor
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A rare spring and fall migrant at open water on both rims. As with many shorebird species, birds seen in mid-summer are early fall migrants. The only record from the Colorado River is of one at Matkatamiba Canyon (RM 148) on 8 Sept 1974 (Steven W. Carothers). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
Geographic Regions Tags
  • Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lpross@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/23/2016 2:21:21 PM
Notes
(Phalaropus tricolor) Wilson’s Phalarope is a rare spring and fall migrant at open water on both rims. As with many shorebird species, birds seen in mid-summer are early fall migrants. The only record from the Colorado River is of one at Matkatamiba Canyon (RM 148) on 8 Sept 1974 (Steven W. Carothers). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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