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| Photographed between Nusa Penida and Bali October 2016 |
(873) RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropes lobatus
INDONESIA (Bali) (96)
Peculiar shorebird breeds in tundra marshes, feeding in small ponds; turns pelagic during winter and spends non-breeding season at sea feeding on plankton. 18 cm. Distribution: breeds worldwide: high in the north, winters to the south, reaching southern Australia; Indonesia a major wintering area: widespread and fairly common winter visitor in most inland seas.
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