Galapagos Species Database

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Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819)

Falaropo Tricolor, Falaropo de Wilson, Wilson's Phalarope

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Scolopacidae

Genus
Phalaropus

Species
tricolor

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Steganopus tricolor Vieillot, 1819

Origin: Migrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Usually seen on lagoons on Isabela, Floreana, Santiago, Santa Cruz, and Genovesa

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phalaropus tricolor", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5328. Accessed 8 May 2025.