[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Western Wood-Pewee was photographed at Lake Sibley, Bighorn National Forest, Burgess Junction, Wyoming, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 10, 2016)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Phainopepla was photographed at the "famous" roadside rest area, Patagonia, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 12, 2013)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This female Phainopepla was photographed at Shannon Road and Broadway, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 11, 2013)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Phainopepla was photographed at Hurkey Creek Campground in southern California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: October 1990)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

Red-necked Phalaropes breed in the Arctic regions around the world. Phalaropes are among the few species of birds where the roles of the sexes are reversed. The females, not the males, are more brightly colored, and compete with other females for the attention of the males. And, after laying her eggs, the female leaves the male to incubate them, often seeking out another male to lay another clutch of eggs for her new mate to incubate as well! Red-necked Phalaropes are usually seen out at sea during migration, but they are also regularly seen "on land" in migration along the west coast of North America, and at traditional southbound staging areas such as Utah's Great Salt Lake, California's Mono Lake, and the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada. This Red-necked Phalarope was photographed on the banks of the Lake Hood Seaplane Marina in Anchorage Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Red-necked Phalarope was photographed at Loch of Funzie RSPB Reserve, Funzie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 8, 2004)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Red-necked Phalarope was photographed at Loch of Funzie RSPB Reserve, Funzie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 7, 2004)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Red-necked Phalarope was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=405mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: September 27, 2007)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Red-necked Phalarope was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: September 27, 2007)