Statements (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Northern_Phalarope
gptkb:The_Red_Phalarope |
gptkbp:adult_plumage |
varies seasonally
non-breeding plumage is gray and white breeding plumage is bright red |
gptkbp:behavior |
often seen in flocks
often seen spinning in the water |
gptkbp:breeding_season |
May to July
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gptkbp:calls_for |
a series of high-pitched notes
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gptkbp:clutch_size |
3-5 eggs
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gptkbp:color |
distinctive red and gray plumage
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts |
monitoring populations
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gptkbp:conservation_status |
gptkb:Least_Concern
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
not widely recognized in culture
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gptkbp:diet |
zooplankton
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gptkbp:egg_color |
about 3 cm long
olive-brown with darker spots |
gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Scolopacidae
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gptkbp:first_described_by |
by Linnaeus in 1758
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gptkbp:first_flight |
strong and direct flight
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gptkbp:fledging_period |
about 20 days
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior |
swimming and diving
picking food from the surface |
gptkbp:habitat |
Arctic regions
marine environments wet tundra coastal areas during migration |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Red Phalarope
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gptkbp:incubation_period |
21-23 days
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gptkbp:length |
20–25 cm
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gptkbp:mating_system |
courtship feeding and calling
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gptkbp:migration |
late summer to fall
long-distance migratory bird transcontinental migration migrates to South America |
gptkbp:nesting |
near water bodies
built by female on the ground among vegetation ground-nesting bird |
gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Charadriiformes
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gptkbp:predators |
birds of prey
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gptkbp:range |
North America and Eurasia
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gptkbp:related_species |
other phalaropes
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gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:Phalaropus_fulicarius
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gptkbp:social_structure |
loose colonies during breeding
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gptkbp:species |
gptkb:International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature
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gptkbp:status |
common in some areas
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gptkbp:subspecies |
none recognized
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gptkbp:type_of_care |
leave the nest shortly after hatching
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gptkbp:vocalization |
used for communication
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gptkbp:weight |
50–100 g
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gptkbp:wildlife |
threat to populations
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gptkbp:wingspan |
45–50 cm
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gptkbp:wintering_range |
open ocean
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