The red-necked phalarope is a small wader.This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It also feeds on parasitic lice picked from the backs of whales. It sleeps floating lightly on the sea surface.There neeked phalaropeis a small-headed, large-bodied wading bird with a long needle-like bill and lobed toes. Non-breeding Wilsons phalaaropeis larger, with a longer bill and no dark eye patch.
Length: 18 cmWeight: 48 g The three phalarope species are anomalous sandpipers that breed at mid to high latitudes in the northern hemisphere, and migrate to the southern hemisphere. They are unusual for their reversed sexual dimorphism and aberrant breeding systems (females are more colorful, and may leave two or more males to care for consecutive clutches), and in being highly aquatic.
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