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Charadrius melodus
Photo by chris baker
Photographed: Estero Beach, Fort Myers

Identification

Sand-coloured, yellow-orange legs, black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black ring around the neck during the breeding season. Beak orange and black-tipped.

Distribution

Canada and the United States.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Sandy or gravel beaches or sandbars

Behaviour

Diet includes insects, marine worms and crustaceans.

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