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 Paracas National Reserve
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
📅 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 Paracas National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Paracas National Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.