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 Kenai Fjords National Park
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
📅 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 Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Kenai Fjords National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.