Phalaropus fulicaria

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,276 meters (0 to -17,310 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

Diet

Primarily: Insects

Lesser Quantities of: Aquatic Invertebrates Seeds

Reproduction

• Clutch Size: 4
• Length of Incubation : 18-20 days
• Days to Fledge : 16-21
• Number of Broods: usually 2

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Phalaropus fulicaria (Linnaeus, 1758) • Phalaropus fulicarius • Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus) 1758 • Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Red-Necked Phalarope

Members of the genus Phalaropus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. fulicaria (Flat-Billed Phalarope) · P. fulicarius (Flat-Billed Phalarope) · P. lobatus (Hyperborean Phalarope) · P. tricolor (Wilson's Phalarope)

More Info

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Further Reading

• A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas / George D. Potts, Joseph T. Collins. [Lawrence, Kan.]: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. url p. 10.
• A natural history of the nests and eggs of British birds. By the Rev. F.O. Morris. London, J.C. Nimmo, 1892. url p. 62.
• Birds in Kansas / Max C. Thompson & Charles Ely. 1 Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History: c1989- url p. 275, p. 401, p. xiii.
• Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Mass.: The Club, [1876-1883] url p. 86.
• California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 123, p. 255.
• Canada's missing dimension: science and history in the Canadian Arctic Islands / Ottawa: Canadian Museum of Nature, 1990. url p. 521.
• Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 208, p. 801.
• Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 515, p. 518.
• P.D. Skaar's Montana bird distribution / revised by the Montana Bird Distribution Committee. [Helena, MT]:Montana Natural Heritage Program, 1996 url p. 49.
• Results of the third joint US-USSR Bering & Chukchi Seas expedition (BERPAC): Summer 1988 / John F. Turner, . .. [et al.]; P.A. Nagel, editor. Washington, DC: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1992. url p. 387, p. 395.
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary final environmental impact statement/management plan / Sanctuaries and Reserves Division. Washington, D.C.: The Division, [1993] url p. 32.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 175, p. 290, p. 483, p. 535, p. 579, p. 580, p. 610, p. 703, p. 746.
• The birds of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other island Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1901- url .
• Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 20 1985 [San Diego]: The Society, 1905-1989. url p. 326.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 08, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, Bird Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bay of Fundy Species List
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554376
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13821120
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554376
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNNF20030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6817

Footnotes

1. Mean = 243.870 meters (800.098 feet), Standard Deviation = 450.590 based on 1,253 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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