phalarope
A type of sandpiper (family Phalaropodidae) with lobed toes adapted for swimming. The Japanese name literally means 'fin-footed sandpiper'.
Phalaropes sometimes stop over in Japan during migration.
I saw a picture of a phalarope in the field guide.
red phalarope; grey phalarope
red-necked phalarope
Wilson's phalarope
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name, as is common for many animal and plant species in Japanese.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in specialized or older texts; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 鰭 (hire, 'fin') + 足 (ashi, 'foot') + 鷸 (shigi, 'sandpiper'), referring to the lobed, fin-like toes of phalaropes.