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Lapwings and Plovers

Lapwings and Plovers

17 Bird Species
Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover

A small, large-billed plover of coastal areas. Alternate Adult male has single black breastband, white throat and forehead, dark face and crown, pale supercilium, long and thick black bill, white underparts, sandy-brown upperparts, and grayish-orange legs. Basic Adult has diffuse brown breastband and more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

  • Wilson's Plover

    Wilson's Plover

    10 Photographs

Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

1 species

American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

15 species

American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Collared Plover

Collared Plover

Charadrius collaris

Beaches, Ponds and Rivers
Common Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
European Golden-Plover

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Greater Sand-Plover

Greater Sand-Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Lesser Sand-Plover

Lesser Sand-Plover

Charadrius mongolus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes
Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

1 species

Killdeer

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

11 species

American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Collared Plover

Collared Plover

Charadrius collaris

Beaches, Ponds and Rivers
Common Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
European Golden-Plover

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Killdeer

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

9 species

American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
European Golden-Plover

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Greater Sand-Plover

Greater Sand-Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Killdeer

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

0 species

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