Red-necked phalarope  (Phalaropus lobatus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusPhalaropus
SizeBody length: 18 cm
Wingspan: 31 – 34 cm
Weightup to 48 g
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Status

Protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive, and listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention.

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