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Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Stercorariidae
BTO Codes:
PL, GREPH
EURING No:
5650
Number in Britain:
166 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
21 cm
Wingspan:
42 cm
Weight:
M: 50 g F: 63 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: phalaris =the coot + pous =foot
and L.: fulica =the coot + - arius =pertaining to
World Distribution:
BREEDS, Greenland, Iceland, n Siberia, n North America, WINTERS: southern oceans south to Antarctica
Habitat:
Coastal tundra, on migration seacoasts
Diet:
Invertebrates, also plant material (esp seeds) on arrival on breeding grounds
TitBit:
In Britain, where we see it in winter dress, it is known as the Grey Phalarope, further north, on its breeding grounds it is more accurately known as the Red Phalarope on account of its stunning breeding plumage
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Passage:
166 individuals
First Record:
1757
Conservation Status:
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
390 to 2 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
31 x 22 mm
Egg Weight:
7.5 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
Incubation:
18- 20 days
by the:
Male
Fledging:
16 - 18days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
0
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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
Red Phalarope
Gaelic:
Liathag-allt
Welsh:
Llydandroed Llwyd
Danish:
Thorshane
Dutch:
Rosse franjepoot
Finnish:
Isovesipääsky
French:
Phalarope ą bec large
German:
Thorshühnchen
Hungarian:
Laposcsoru vķztaposó
Icelandic:
Žórshani
Irish:
Falaróp Gobmhór
Italian:
Falaropo beccolargo
Norwegian:
Polarsvųmmesnipe
Polish:
Platkonóg plaskodzioby
Portuguese:
Falaropo-de-bico-grosso
Spanish:
Falaropo picogrueso
Swedish:
Brednäbbad simsnäppa
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See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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