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Charadrius vociferus
Photo by BigSkyBirds.
Photo taken: south of Great Falls, Montana, USA.

Identification

The only North American plover with a double black breast band.

Distribution

North America.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open grassy land including pastures, lawns, airfields and golf courses. Also mudflats, along shorelines and beside gravel-pits, especially in winter.

Behaviour

Notorious for its "broken-wing" display to distract predators from nests and young.

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