phalarope

Types:

Phalaropus fulicarius, red phalarope

phalarope of northern oceans and lakes

Lobipes lobatus, northern phalarope

breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea

Steganopus tricolor, Wilson's phalarope

breeds on the northern great plains of Canada

Type of:

limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries