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FIRST RECORD OF WILSONS PHALAROPE, PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR, FOR TOBAGO

Wilsons Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Science Article 1 abstract On 28 September 1990, Charles and Betty Crabtree, Andrew Cunningham, Faye Barnes, Mary Hurd, and the authors discovered a Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) at Buccoo Marsh, Tobago, West Indies William L. Murphy, Trevor Yip Hoi and Adolphus James, J. Soc. Conserv. Study Carib. Birds) 4(2):2-3 Download article […]

Wilsons Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Phalaropus tricolor | [UK] Wilsons Phalarope | [FR] Phalarope de Wilson | [DE] Wilson-Wassertreter | [ES] Falaropo Tricolor | [NL] Grote Franjepoot Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Wilson’s Phalarope is a slender, small-to-medium sized shorebird with long legs and a long, needlelike bill. Females are more brightly colored […]