Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Red-necked Phalarope in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Joshua Tree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.