Red-necked Phalarope

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Phalaropus lobatus

Red-necked Phalarope, a reference photo
Photo: Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red-necked Phalarope being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Species
Phalaropus lobatus

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