First records of Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) for Trinidad

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Floyd. E Hayes
University of the West Indies

Geoffrey Gomes
Martyn Kenefick

Abstract: We report the first records of Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), a rare Nearctic migrant in the Caribbean, for Trinidad. One individual was observed in the rice fields of Caroni, Trinidad, from 28 August to 12 September 1998. Two individuals were observed and one photographed in the rice fields of Caroni, Trinidad, on 1 October 2000.


Keywords: distribution, migration, Phalaropus tricolor, Scolopacidae, Trinidad, Wilson’s Phalarope


Resumen: Primeros registros del Falaropo de Wilson (Phalaropus tricolor) para Trinidad- Se relatan los primeros registros del Falaropo de Wilson (Phalaropus tricolor), un migrante neártico raro en el Caribe, para Trinidad. Observamos un individuo en los arrozales de Caroni, Trinidad, del 28 de agosto al 12 de septiembre de 1998. Observamos dos individuos y fotografiamos a uno en los arrozales de Caroni, Trinidad, el primero de octubre de 2000.


Palabras clave: distribución, Falaropo de Wilson, migración, Phalaropus tricolor, Scolopacidae, Trinidad

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Sep 23, 2019

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2002)
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