Common name:
Red-necked Phalarope
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Phalaropus lobatus
Order:
Ciconiiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
fun facts:
The Red-necked Phalarope is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.
It is also called the Northern Phalarope or the Hyperborean Phalarope because it breeds in the Arctic.
Bird Club Contributor:
Stanzin Chamba, Nubra
