WoRMS taxon details
Phalaropus Brisson, 1760
- Species Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819)
- Species Phalaropus fulicaria (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spelling variation)
marine, terrestrial
Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Description Size: small and slim. Plumage: breeding female more colourful than male; wings narrow and pointed; feathers thicker than in...
Description Size: small and slim. Plumage: breeding female more colourful than male; wings narrow and pointed; feathers thicker than in calidridine waders. Other characters: slender neck and small slender head; bill slightly shorter than head; legs relatively short; feet with long hind toe and basal webs and lobes on front toes. Female larger than male and sexual roles reversed. Expert swimmers; spin and dip in water. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Phalaropus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137049 on 2025-02-13
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Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804
page(s): 12 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Size: small and slim. Plumage: breeding female more colourful than male; wings narrow and pointed; feathers thicker than in calidridine waders. Other characters: slender neck and small slender head; bill slightly shorter than head; legs relatively short; feet with long hind toe and basal webs and lobes on front toes. Female larger than male and sexual roles reversed. Expert swimmers; spin and dip in water. <389> [details]
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