Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ABNNF20010
Common Name: 
Wilson's Phalarope
Scientific Name: 
Phalaropus tricolor
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Charadriiformes
Family: 
Scolopacidae
References: 
B004
Habitat
shallow freshwater (B004); Wetlands of interior North America. Species nests in sparse to dense vegetation of uplands (e.g., Poa spp.) and marshes (e.g., Juncus balticus, Triglochin maritima), roadside ditches (Hordeum jubatum; Bent 1927, Murray 1983, Colwell and Oring 1988b, 1990, Colwell 1992). (B155)
References: 
B004
B155
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains
References: 
B004

Distribution

0.01
Score: 
E
References: 
B004
B155
Winter Distribution Description: 
South America (B004) Principally mudflats and open-water habitats of high Andean salt lakes; also freshwater marshes and alkaline ponds of s. South America (B155)

Number of Occurrences

peripheral in SE corner of NWT, seen in Yellowknife in Spring 2008 (Range Lake) (H126) and Duck Lake (P002)
Score: 
A
References: 
P007
H126-05

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
peripheral in SE corner of NWT
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted as Not assessed by Vicky Johnston and S. Carriere mostly based on printed material in 2000; modified to undetermined by V Johnston in 2005; Reviewed in 2010;no change; Reviewed by Emily Upham-Mills CWS in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
February 2, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Habitat

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return
  • Colwell, M. A. and J. R. Jehl, Jr. (1994) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor). In The Birds of North America,. No. 83 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists’ Union. - B155 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Fournier M.A. (1999) Amphibians & Reptiles in the Northwest Territories. Ecology North Public pamphlet Database references file - P007 Return
  • Suzanne Carriere (2005) Pers. Comm.. - H126-05 Return

Range Extent

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return
  • Colwell, M. A. and J. R. Jehl, Jr. (1994) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor). In The Birds of North America,. No. 83 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists’ Union. - B155 Return

Taxonomy

  • Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return