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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Phalarope sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Phalarope in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
August has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Phalarope in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.