Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus tricolor (Wilson's Phalarope)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Phalarope in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.