Scientific Name: Phalaropus lobatus
Malay Name: Kedidi-Jarum Leher Merah
Chinese Name: 红颈瓣蹼鹬
Range: Found throughout northern Holarctic and winters to the Arabian Sea, Southeast Asia and offshore Peru
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 17-19 cm
Identification: Non-breeding adult has mostly greyish upperparts, whitish underparts, isolated blackish mask and needle-like blackish bill. Juvenile resembles non-breeding adult but has darker to blackish crown, upperparts and wing-coverts.
Habitat: Open sea, marshes near the coast and mudflats.
Behaviour/Ecology: Mostly winters at open sea.
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2019)
Featured reports: Apr 2022
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Red-necked Phalarope)
References:
BirdLife International. (2019). Phalaropus lobatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22693490A155525960.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Lim, K. S. (2009). The Avifauna of Singapore. Nature Society (Singapore).
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Red-necked Phalarope. Retrieved on December 9, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/red-necked-phalarope.