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| Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- 1st winter |
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| Photographer : | © David Lai |
| Location : | West coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| Date : |
30 January 2005 |
| English synonyms: | Rednecked Phalarope, Northern Phalarope, Hyperborean Phalarope, Bank Bird, Gale Bird, Mackerel-Goose, Sea-Goose, Sea-Snipe, Web-footed Peep, Whale-Bird, White Bank-Bird |
| Bird Family : | Tringinae - Godwits, Curlews, Shanks, Sandpipers, Tattlers, Turnstones, Dowitchers, Knots, Stints, Dunlin, Ruff & Phalaropes |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | A small wader which has short legs and swims like a duck, the Red-necked Phalarope is a rare passage migrant along the coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This individual was seen in some abandoned fish ponds located near the west coast. It was a fast swimmer but was very confiding, allowing fairly close approach. - DL |
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