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 Lauca National Park
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Puna Snipe
Gallinago andina
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianus
Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Attagis gayi
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Phegornis mitchellii
📅 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 Lauca National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Lauca National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.