Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusPhalaropus (Phalaropes)
- SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope)
Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
📅 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-necked Phalarope in Thingvellir National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Phalarope sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Phalarope in Thingvellir National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Phalarope in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.