ed-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Winter visitor, mainly in offshore waters of Pakistan. NW and SE India and Sri Lanka. Typically seen swimming. More delicately built than Gray Phalarope (see Appendix). wnh finer bill. Adult breeding has whne throat and red stripe down side of grey neck. Adult non - breeding has prominent black mask and cap, with dark line running down hind neck; has darker grey upperparts than Grey, with white edges to man"eand scapular feathers, forming fairly distinct lines. Juvenile has dark grey upperparts with orange-buff mantle and scapular lines. Swims buoyantly, spins around, darts erratically here and there. Winters at sea; on migration also on saltpans and shallow pools and lakes inland.