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WILSON´S PHALAROPE Phalaropus tricolor
A delicate, graceful little wader with a small head, long, thin legs and a needle-like bill. He is a winter visitor to Paraguay which means we don´t get to see the best of him, his silver-white winter dress in stark contrast to the bold, handsome colouration he adopts on his breeding grounds. Note the peculiar way of feeding used by these birds, "spinning" in circles as they float on the water, whilst picking at tasty morsels with the bill!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1037PH) Non-breeding adult, Loma Plata, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1038PH) Non-breeding adult swimming, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1039PH) Non-breeding adults swimming, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1040VI) Same individual as (FPAVE1037PH)  (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1041VI) Adults foraging, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2010).
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