Wilson's Phalarope
(Phalaropus tricolor) Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Amerikansk Svømmesneppe Falaropo Pico Largo
1814 (1 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Basic plumage with ongoing molt - fresh tertials. Not sure about age.
1815 (1 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Transitional plumage. Not sure about age.
1816 (6 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Transitional plumage. Not sure about age. The overall bright appearance and swimming behavior make this species unmistakable.
1823 (1 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Transitional plumage. Not sure about age.
1824 (2 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Transitional plumage. Less advanced. Not sure about age.
1826 (1 photos) 2012-04-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Transitional plumage - both birds.
1827 (1 photos) 2013-08-04 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Flying flock. Even though the tail itself is not exactly white, the whole tail-rump party always leaves a white impression.
2743 (1 photos) 2018-09-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Basic plumage. The pale gray-white plumage can if not seen well be confused with both Lesser Yellowlegs and Stilt Sandpiper which both occur here too. The other phalaropes are more contrasting, especially with a stronger blackish mask around the eye. Apparently it isn't that common at sea level in this region, though I suspect that poor coverage rather than real scarcity is the main reason. Few birders at this time of year... I counted around 45 today.
2744 (1 photos) 2018-09-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Winter plumage. One of the app. 45 birds I saw today. They were spread out through the ponds in small groups.
2745 (4 photos) 2018-09-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Basic plumage. It looks like the bird in the middle has a buff colored edge to the tertials, why I ask if it could be a young bird. But perhaps the adult also shows this type of edge, and it in fact is an adult that just hasn't molted yet. Probably so, because I would also expect the juveniles to arrive later.
2746 (4 photos) 2018-09-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Basic plumage. More of today's birds.
2747 (1 photos) 2018-09-06 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Basic plumage. One of the larger groups today. Ca. 45 birds in all.