Red phalarope: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red phalarope lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phalaropus fulicarius
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the red phalarope live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red phalarope in 24 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red phalarope endangered?

The red phalarope’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red phalarope?

The red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Phalaropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red phalarope

The red phalarope or grey phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, migrates mainly on oceanic routes, wintering at sea on tropical oceans.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red phalarope (revision 1365132034), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208335 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).