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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] semipalmatus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] semipalmatus | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Semipalmatedplover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding<br />Photo by {{user|shishmarefbirder|shishmarefbirder}}<br />Shishmaref, Seward Peninsula, [[Alaska]], June 2008]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 17-19cm | + | 17-19cm |
| + | *Grey-brown back and wings | ||
| + | *White belly | ||
| + | *White breast | ||
| + | *Black neckband | ||
| + | *Brown cap | ||
| + | *White forehead | ||
| + | *Black mask | ||
| + | *Black-tipped orange bill | ||
| + | *Small amount of webbing between toes | ||
| + | [[Image:2559ndsc1026 Semipalmated Plover riodelmar 23sept05.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding<br />Photo by {{user|Option1|Option1}}<br />Rio Del Mar Beach, Aptos, [[California]], September 2005]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. Breeds in northern [[Canada]] and [[Alaska]] migrating south in winter. Immatures can remain in wintering grounds in their second summer. | + | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. Breeds in northern [[Canada]] and [[Alaska]] migrating south in winter. |
| + | |||
| + | Immatures can remain in wintering grounds in their second summer. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mud flats, shore lagoons. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest on the ground in an open area. | They nest on the ground in an open area. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms. They forage for food on beaches and tidal flats. | The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms. They forage for food on beaches and tidal flats. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Charadrius+semipalmatus}} | {{GSearch|Charadrius+semipalmatus}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Semipalmated_Plover}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 24 August 2010
- Charadrius semipalmatus
Identification
17-19cm
- Grey-brown back and wings
- White belly
- White breast
- Black neckband
- Brown cap
- White forehead
- Black mask
- Black-tipped orange bill
- Small amount of webbing between toes
Distribution
North, Central and South America. Breeds in northern Canada and Alaska migrating south in winter.
Immatures can remain in wintering grounds in their second summer.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mud flats, shore lagoons.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest on the ground in an open area.
Diet
The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms. They forage for food on beaches and tidal flats.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Semipalmated Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Semipalmated_Plover
External Links
