Plovers (Charadriidae)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) - HBW 3, p. 426
French: Pluvier de Wilson
German: Wilsonregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Piquigrueso
Other common names: Thick-billed Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814, shore of Cape May, New Jersey.
Birds breeding on Bahamas and Greater Antilles sometimes separated as fourth subspecies rufinucha. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- wilsonia Ord, 1814 - E USA to E Mexico and Belize, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and N Lesser Antilles; winters S to E Brazil.
- beldingi (Ridgway, 1919) - Pacific coast from Baja California to Panama and Ecuador, ranging S to C Peru.
- cinnamominus (Ridgway, 1919) - Colombia to French Guiana; also Netherlands Antilles, islands off Venezuela, Trinidad, Grenada and Mustique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking and feeding in a flooded area Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp wilsonia)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 7 years ago 32 sec 4.1 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage calling and stretching its wings, then being joined by a Turnstone before flying away Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp wilsonia)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 4 years ago 36 sec 4.1 -
A group of birds on the ground, walking and flying away Locality Playa de Cocos, San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp beldingi)
Eldert Groenewoud 26 February 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 3.9 -
A flying flock mixed with Sanderling and Snowy Plover Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp nivosus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 4 years ago 32 sec 3.9 -
A bird on a trail Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp wilsonia)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 7 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A cautious bird calling and walking. Locality Caye Caulker, Belize (ssp wilsonia)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 9 August 2005 4 years ago 32 sec 3.7
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A bird on the ground.
Locality Bahamas
Peregrinesbirdblog 13 March 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Lateral view of female standing in water
Locality Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp wilsonia)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on the sand.
Locality Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Peregrinesbirdblog 14 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Adult
Locality Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA (United States)
David Brassington 11 April 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Non breeding plumage.
Locality Pecém, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp brasiliensis)
Ciro Albano 24 September 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Adult bird resting on sand
Locality Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher) Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 10 November 2009 2 years ago 3.8
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Call of a pair near the nest. Locality Barroquinha, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp brasiliensis )
Ciro Albano 19 May 2006 3 years ago 3
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