The Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) is a small plover.
Wilson's Plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the U.S. eastern seaboard, and the Pacific coast of Mexico on the west.
It is a partial migrant. Birds leave the United States, except Florida, to winter south in Brazil. Some Mexican birds leave in winter for Peru. Furthermore, a small r...
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The Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) is a small plover.
Wilson's Plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the U.S. eastern seaboard, and the Pacific coast of Mexico on the west.
It is a partial migrant. Birds leave the United States, except Florida, to winter south in Brazil. Some Mexican birds leave in winter for Peru. Furthermore, a small resident population is known from Brazil, it being named as a new subspecies, brasiliensis, in 2008. In 2012 it was established that this is a junior synonym, and the correct name for the subspecies is crassirostris. This also means that one of the subspecies of the Greater Sand Plover had to be renamed.
This strictly coastal plover nests on a bare scrape on sandy beaches or sandbars.
This is a small plover at 17–20cm. The adult's upper parts are mainly dark grey, with a short white wing bar and white tail sides. The underparts are white except...
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