| Utah Bird Profile | |||||
| Name Roots: (Gr. phalaris, "a coot"; pous, "foot" - tricolor, "three-colored") | |||||
| In Utah: |  | ||||
| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: | Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. 
    During the breeding season, this species is an insectivore:
freshwater shoreline/surface gleaner. | ||||
| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in wetlands 
    and water habitats. | by John Crawley | |||
| How to find: | |||||
| |  Smithsonian
      Bird of the Month  |   
    USGS Profile  
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      US 
      Winter Range Map  | 
      US 
      Summer Range Map  | | |||||
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