Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus fulicarius (Red Phalarope)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
📅 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 Phalarope in Redwood National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Red Phalarope sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Phalarope in Redwood National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red Phalarope in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.