Plovers (Charadriidae)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) - HBW 3, p. 427
French: Pluvier siffleur
German: Flötenregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Silbador
Taxonomy: Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824, Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey.
In past, two subspecies recognized on basis of extent of breast band, with nominate (coastal nesters), and circumcinctus (Great Lakes and prairies); but subdivision rendered unsatisfactory due to considerable individual and seasonal variation. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Great Plains, Great Lakes and Atlantic coast from Newfoundland S to North Carolina. Winters on Atlantic coast of S USA, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas and rather locally in Greater Antilles; also W Mexico.
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A bird in winter plumage, foraging and fluffing its plumage Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 4.5 -
A banded male and an unbanded female, interacting on a beach Locality Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 13 June 2006 5 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A bird in winter plumage standing in the water, alert Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 38 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird foraging on a beach Locality Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Adam Elzinga 10 June 2007 5 years ago 39 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a beach, giving its piping call Locality Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick, Canada (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 13 June 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
Two birds in winter plumage foraging with Semipalmated Plover Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 3.9
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Winter plumage
Locality Marco Island, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 5 February 2009 29 weeks ago 4.4 -
This bird was with it's mate and had 4 young chicks
Locality New Brunswick, Canada
chardinej 23 July 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
An adult male standing on a sandy beach.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 20 April 2012 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird on the sand.
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
sophiebuck 11 December 2012 16 weeks ago 4 -
Adult on the beach
Locality Stone Harbor, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA (United States)
Kees Scharringa 3 October 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
Individual on the beach.
Locality Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA (United States)
Miriam Bauman 22 June 2012 36 weeks ago 4
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