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Lapwings and Plovers17 Bird Species
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American Golden-PloverVery similar to other golden-plovers. At rest, the wingtips of this species extend well beyond the tail, with four or five primaries visible beyond the tertials. In flight, the undersides of the wings are gray. The upperside of the wings show an indistinct white stripe. In flight, the toes usually do more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm |
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Black-bellied PloverThis is the largest of the four Pluvialis plovers, with a large head and heavy bulbous bill. In all plumages, the white rump and black axillaries, visible in flight, are distinctive. In flight, the underside of the wings are mostly white, while the upperside is dark with a bold white wing stripe. At more... Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 56 cm |
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Collared PloverVery small plover with thin black bill and relatively long flesh-colored legs. Adult male: White forehead, throat and patch behind eye. Black lores. Black fore crown usually with rusty hind edge. Dark eye with thin white eye ring. Rusty auriculars with rusty tinge around edges of thin, dark, complete more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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Common Ringed PloverThis little plover is nearly identical to Semipalmated Plover, and great care must be taken in separating the two. The two species are best differentiated by call. In flight, shows a white wing stripe. Tail is dark with white edges. Alternate Male: Upperparts are mud brown. Underparts white. Face sho more... Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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Eurasian DotterelIn all plumages, this rare visitor from Eurasia is recognized by its small bill, yellowish legs, and bold whitish supercilium that reaches the back of the head. In flight, the underside of the wings are plain gray. Alternate Adult: Upperparts are plain brownish-gray with thin buffy feather edges. The more... Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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European Golden-PloverThe stocky build of this species makes it look shorter-billed and shorter-legged than the other golden-plovers. The wing tips extend just beyond the end of the tail, but the short tertials expose four or five primaries, similar to American Golden-Plover. In flight, the white underside of the wings is more... Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 56 cm |
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Greater Sand-PloverMedium-sized plover with a proportionally large head and heavy bill. Relatively thin body. Relatively long legs and especially long tibia (upper half of visible leg.) Alternate Adult: Small white patch on forehead and throat with black lores; auriculars form a mask through the eye, black band connect more... Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 56 cm |
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KilldeerThis medium-sized plover is easily recognized by its bold pattern and loud vocalizations. Upperparts are dull mud-brown, sometimes with a rufous cast. The tail is long, extending well beyond the wing tips. Underparts are white with two black bands across the breast. The forehead is white, bordered in more... Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 48 cm |
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Lesser Sand-PloverThis rare visitor from Asia is very distinctive in alternate plumage, but birds in basic plumage might go unnoticed among similar Semipalmated Plovers. In all plumages, note the leg color (blackish gray to gray-green) and the lack of a white collar. The bill is noticeably smaller than that of the sim more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Little Ringed PloverSmall plover with distinctive head pattern. Alternate Adult: Dark eye with distinctive complete golden eye ring. Small dark bill with limited pale orange base to lower mandible. Highly patterned head with an earth-brown crown, white throat and forehead, contrasting black lores, extensive black auricu more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 45 cm |
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Mountain PloverA medium-sized plover, with long legs and a slender long-winged profile. Alternate Adult has sandy-brown wings and back, black flight feathers, black-tipped tail, gray legs, white underparts, yellow wash on head and neck, white throat, forehead, and supercilium, black forecrown and lores, and a short more... Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 58 cm |
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Northern LapwingA large, distinctive, crested plover with broad, rounded wings and an unmistakable, undulating flight style; casual to northern Atlantic Coast. Head mainly white, with a black crown and wispy black crest (longer in males), an irregular black mark around eye and cheek, and black chin and throat. Basic more... Length: 32 cm Wingspan: 84 cm |
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Pacific Golden-PloverA mid-sized plover of the Pacific Coast. Alternate Adult has black underparts, broad white supercilium that wraps behind the auriculars onto the neck and then extends down the flanks to the mostly white undertail. The middle and lower flanks, vent and sides of the undertail are barred with black. Fea more... Length: 26 cm Wingspan: 61 cm |
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Piping PloverA small, stocky plover with pale orange legs and a stubby, orange bill with black tip. Upperparts, crown and face are very pale sandy brown. Eyebrow, throat, collar, and underparts are clean white. White forehead with black upper border. Thin, dark breast band wraps around neck. Basic Adults and juve more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Semipalmated PloverAlternate Adult male has single dark breastband that is wider laterally, white throat, and collar. Head pattern is distinctive; white on forehead, black arching from the front of the eye across the forecrown, partial white supercilium above and behind the eye, broad black mask through the eye that co more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 48 cm |
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Snowy PloverThis light-colored little plover is found on both sandy beaches and on inland alkali flats and salt pans. In all plumages, the bill is thin and black, and the legs are dark gray. Alternate Adult: Upperparts are pale gray-brown, the color of dry sand. Small black patches occur on the forecrown, auricu more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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American Golden-Plover
41 Photographs -
Black-bellied Plover
17 Photographs -
Collared Plover
1 Photograph -
Common Ringed Plover
1 Photograph -
Eurasian Dotterel
0 Photographs -
European Golden-Plover
0 Photographs -
Greater Sand-Plover
2 Photographs -
Killdeer
40 Photographs -
Lesser Sand-Plover
4 Photographs -
Little Ringed Plover
2 Photographs -
Mountain Plover
6 Photographs -
Northern Lapwing
5 Photographs -
Pacific Golden-Plover
5 Photographs -
Piping Plover
13 Photographs -
Semipalmated Plover
21 Photographs -
Snowy Plover
28 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Salt Water |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Collared PloverCharadrius collaris |
Beaches, Ponds and Rivers |
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Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Greater Sand-PloverCharadrius leschenaultii |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolus |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows |
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Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Mountain PloverCharadrius montanus |
Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Piping PloverCharadrius melodus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes |
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Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows |
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Human-altered Areas |
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KilldeerCharadrius vociferus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Fresh Water |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Collared PloverCharadrius collaris |
Beaches, Ponds and Rivers |
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Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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KilldeerCharadrius vociferus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Piping PloverCharadrius melodus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosus |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Greater Sand-PloverCharadrius leschenaultii |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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KilldeerCharadrius vociferus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Mountain PloverCharadrius montanus |
Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva |
Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Forest and Woodlands0 species |