Wilson's phalarope
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wilson's phalarope
1820–30, see Wilson's storm petrel
Example Sentences
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A bird called the Wilson’s phalarope journeys between California’s Mono Lake and Argentina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
He helped draft a 2024 petition urging the federal government to declare the Wilson’s phalarope a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
In honor of the Wilson’s phalarope, or falaropo tricolor in Spanish, an artist painted matching murals beside the two lakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
This small species, the Wilson’s phalarope, arrives from the north in large numbers each summer to feed at the saline lake, preparing for a long journey to South America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
In turn, birds like the Wilson’s phalarope — a shorebird that breeds in North America and winters near the Andes mountains — will struggle to find enough nutrients.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
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