Species profile
Red Phalarope / Gray Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Quick answer
Holarctic circumpolar; winters at sea in southern hemisphere
- Scientific name
- Phalaropus fulicarius
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Phalaropus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Red Phalarope / Gray Phalarope in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.