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 Machalilla National Park
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
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 Wilson's Phalarope in Machalilla National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Machalilla National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.