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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)    Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Amerikansk Svømmesneppe ~ Falaropo Pico Largo ~ Wilsonsimsnäppa
Wilson's Phalarope 1814    (1 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Basic plumage with ongoing molt - fresh tertials. Not sure about age.


Wilson's Phalarope 1815    (1 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Transitional plumage. Not sure about age.


Wilson's Phalarope 1816    (6 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Transitional plumage. Not sure about age. The overall bright appearance and swimming behavior make this species unmistakable.


Wilson's Phalarope 1823    (1 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Transitional plumage. Not sure about age.


Wilson's Phalarope 1824    (2 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Transitional plumage. Less advanced. Not sure about age.


Wilson's Phalarope 1826    (1 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Transitional plumage - both birds.


Wilson's Phalarope 1827    (1 photos)
2013-08-04    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Flying flock. Even though the tail itself is not exactly white, the whole tail-rump party always leaves a white impression.


Wilson's Phalarope 2743    (1 photos)
2018-09-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (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.


Wilson's Phalarope 2744    (1 photos)
2018-09-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Winter plumage. One of the app. 45 birds I saw today. They were spread out through the ponds in small groups.


Wilson's Phalarope 2745    (4 photos)
2018-09-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (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.


Wilson's Phalarope 2746    (4 photos)
2018-09-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Basic plumage. More of today's birds.


Wilson's Phalarope 2747    (1 photos)
2018-09-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Basic plumage. One of the larger groups today. Ca. 45 birds in all.


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