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Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
BTO Codes: NK, RENPH EURING No: 5640
Number in Britain: 28 males (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK: RED
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern ( Details )
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Status in UK: (A)  Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 36 cm Weight: M/F: 36 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: phalaris=the coot + pous=foot and Gr.: lobos=lobe
World Distribution: BREEDS: n Eurasia, n North America, WINTERS: at sea in tropical & southern oceans
Habitat: Grassy ponds & marsh, on migration seacoasts
Diet: Small invertebrates, forages while swimming, wading and and walking on land
TitBit: Remarkably for such a seemingly fragile creature, phalaropes are birds of open water, delicately picking insects off the water's surface, all the while spinning like a top.  

Population and Distribution

Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
    Summer: 28 males in 2005-09
    First Record: 1676
    Latest Survey: Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
    Conservation Status: RED because Historical Population Decline,
   Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 RED     1996-2001 RED  
   Races of Concern:
UK Biodiversity Action Plan (Lead Partner: RSPB)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 75 to 150 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:

Breeding and Survival
Egg Size: 30 x 21 mm Egg Weight: 6.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 12
Clutch Size: 4 eggs
Incubation: 17- 21 days   by the: Male
Fledging: 19 - 21days as: Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1
Number Ringed: 33 (Annual Totals)
Adult Survival: No data
Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 12 years 10 months 20 days (set in 2009)
Summary of Ringing Recoveries       

Biometrics
Ring Size: B2
Wing Length Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data

Other Names
 
Gaelic: Deargan-allt Welsh: Llydandroed Gyddfgoch
Danish: Odinshane Dutch: Grauwe franjepoot
Finnish: Vesipääsky French: Phalarope ą bec étroit
German: Odinshühnchen Hungarian: Vékonycsoru vķztaposó
Icelandic: Óšinshani Irish: Falaróp Gobchaol
Italian: Falaropo beccosottile Norwegian: Svųmmesnipe
Polish: Platkonóg szydlodzioby Portuguese: Falaropo-de-bico-fino
Spanish: Falaropo picofino Swedish: Smalnäbbad simsnäppa

For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London [598.6 NET]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead