Red Necked Phalarope
Pulicat, Tamilnadu, INDIA
Sep 2016
- Very few photographed records available for Tamilnadu (INDIA)
- A widespread wader distributed across Europe, Asia, and North America, which winters in warm tropical oceans.
- Breeding adult has a white throat, and a red stripe down the side of its neck, while the non-breeding adult is mainly pied with dark
grey upper parts and a black eye mask,
- In India, the bird is a winter visitor, found mainly in the western (Gujarat) and south-eastern (Tamil Nadu) coastal waters of the country.
Red Necked Phalarope
Pulicat, Tamilnadu, INDIA
Sep 2016
- Very few photographed records available for Tamilnadu (INDIA)
- A widespread wader distributed across Europe, Asia, and North America, which winters in warm tropical oceans.
- Breeding adult has a white throat, and a red stripe down the side of its neck, while the non-breeding adult is mainly pied with dark
grey upper parts and a black eye mask,
- In India, the bird is a winter visitor, found mainly in the western (Gujarat) and south-eastern (Tamil Nadu) coastal waters of the country.