Red-necked Phalarope

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With the Red-necked Phalarope the usual roles of male and female are reversed. So daddy incubates the eggs and cares for the young, while mommy leaves the nest soon. The Red-necked Phalarope visits western Europe in small numbers during the migration period.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaropus_lobatus

Map:

http://eol.org/data_objects/21378233

Scientific name:

Phalaropus lobatus

Presence in western Europe:

Rare

More information

Size:

Blackbird

Birdtype:

waders

Main colour:

Dark grey

Beak colour:

Black

Beak shape:

Thin and long

Eyestripe:

White

Crown colour:

Black

Breast colour:

Dark grey

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

White

Pattern:

Spotted

Rump colour:

Dark grey

Upperwing colour:

Dark brown

Underwing colour:

White,

Grey

Wing stripe colour:

White

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Grey

Leg shape:

Stilshort

Tail colour:

Dark grey

Tail shape:

Square