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Range Map for Wilson's Phalarope

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Migration

Long-distance migrant. Females depart breeding areas first, followed by males and finally juveniles. All birds stop for several weeks during migration at saline lakes to take advantage of abundant invertebrate food. By mid-September, they are in South America—in high-elevation lakes in the Andes, as well as in the Patagonian lowlands and Tierra del Fuego.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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