Red-necked Phalarope

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Phalaropus lobatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

6 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

7,339 Verified sightings across all 62 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-necked Phalarope

The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.

In 1743, the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the red-necked phalarope in the first volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "The coot-footed tringa". Edwards based his hand-coloured etching on a specimen that had been collected off the coast of Maryland. When in 1758, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the red-necked phalarope with the phalaropes and sandpipers in the genus Tringa. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Tringa lobata and cited Edwards' work. The red-necked phalarope is now placed in the genus Phalaropus that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The English and genus names come through French phalarope and scientific Latin Phalaropus from Ancient Greek phalaris, "coot",... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Phalaropus tricolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gallinago delicata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris minutilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Numenius hudsonicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tringa melanoleuca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa solitaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris mauri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa flavipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris bairdii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa semipalmata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~40%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~40%
3	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
7	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
11	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
21	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
30	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
35	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
36	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
37	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
41	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
45	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
46	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
47	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
48	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
50	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
51	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
52	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
53	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
54	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
55	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
56	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
62	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Red-necked Phalarope

About the Red-necked Phalarope

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Wilson's Phalarope

Spotted Sandpiper

Wilson's Snipe

Least Sandpiper

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Greater Yellowlegs

Long-billed Dowitcher

Solitary Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Baird's Sandpiper

Willet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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