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 Madidi National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
📅 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 Madidi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Madidi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.