Red-necked phalarope

A carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category, it lays 3.96 eggs per clutch, up to 4, with an egg incubation period of 18.5 days. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

33.2 g – 39 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

34 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

7.45 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

9.92 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

18.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3.96src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.5src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

1 countrysrc for Countries on record

The red-necked phalarope is listed for 1 country.

The same countries as a list

1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

The red-necked phalarope is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCharadriiformes
5. familyScolopacidae
6. genusPhalaropus
7. SpeciesPhalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Charadrius rubricollis, Lobipes hyperboreus, Lobipes lobatus, Lobivanellus lobatus, Phalaropus angustirostris, Phalaropus australis, Phalaropus cinereus, Phalaropus hyperboreus, Phalaropus hyperboreus, Phalaropus moluccensis, Phalaropus vulgaris, Thinornis rubricollis, Tringa fusca, Tringa hyperborea, Tringa lobata, Tringa lobata, Tringa tobata

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Red phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Scolopacidae

Wilson's phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Scolopacidae

CompareRed-necked phalarope vs Red phalaropeRed-necked phalarope vs Wilson's phalarope

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@misc{red_necked_phalarope_2026,
  title = {Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-necked-phalarope},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}