© Ian Davies
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Diane M. Tracy, Douglas Schamel, and James Dale
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysfraiingpoot |
| Arabic | فلروب أحمر |
| Asturian | Falaropu picugordu |
| Azerbaijani | Yastıburun üzərçə |
| Basque | Mendebal-txori mokolodia |
| Bulgarian | Плоскоклюн листоног |
| Catalan | Escuraflascons becgròs |
| Chinese | 灰瓣足鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰瓣蹼鹬 |
| Croatian | riđa liskonoga |
| Czech | lyskonoh ploskozobý |
| Danish | Thorshane |
| Dutch | Rosse Franjepoot |
| English | Red Phalarope |
| English (Kenya) | Grey Phalarope |
| English (UK) | Grey Phalarope |
| English (United States) | Red Phalarope |
| Faroese | Morlittur helsareyði |
| Finnish | isovesipääsky |
| French | Phalarope à bec large |
| French (French Guiana) | Phalarope à bec large |
| Galician | Falaropo de bico groso |
| German | Thorshühnchen |
| Greek | Κόκκινος Φαλαρόποδας |
| Hebrew | שחיינית רחבת-מקור |
| Hungarian | Laposcsőrű víztaposó |
| Icelandic | Þórshani |
| Indonesian | Kaki-rumbai merah |
| Italian | Falaropo beccolargo |
| Japanese | ハイイロヒレアシシギ |
| Korean | 붉은배지느러미발도요 |
| Latvian | Platknābja pūslītis |
| Lithuanian | Plokščiasnapis plaukikas |
| Mongolian | Улаан сэлээхэй |
| Norwegian | polarsvømmesnipe |
| Persian | فالاروپ بلوطی |
| Polish | płatkonóg płaskodzioby |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pisa-n’água-de-bico-grosso |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Falaropo-de-bico-grosso |
| Romanian | Notatiță cu cioc lat |
| Russian | Плосконосый плавунчик |
| Serbian | Siva liskonoga |
| Slovak | lyskonoh ploskozobý |
| Slovenian | Ploskokljuni liskonožec |
| Spanish | Falaropo Picogrueso |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Falaropo Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pollito de mar rojizo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Falaropo Rojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico rojo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Falaropo Rojo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Falaropo Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Panama) | Falaropo Rojo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Falaropo pico grueso |
| Spanish (Peru) | Faláropo de Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Falaropo Piquigrueso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Falaropo picogrueso |
| Swedish | brednäbbad simsnäppa |
| Thai | นกลอยทะเลสีแดง |
| Turkish | Kızıl Denizdüdükçünü |
| Ukrainian | Плавунець плоскодзьобий |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Red Phalarope.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia and winters locally in the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans, mainly in association with oceanic fronts. See text for details.