Stats

Lifespan

5-10 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Flock

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

The Americas

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This shorebird lives in the prairies of North America and winters in Argentina. It spins in tight circles on the water to create whirlpools that stir up food.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Phalaropus

Species

Phalaropus tricolor