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Revision as of 18:48, 10 January 2012
- Charadrius wilsonia
Identification
17-20cm
Adult
- Upper parts mostly dark grey
- Short white wing bar
- White tail sides
- White underparts apart from breast band
- Legs are pink, brighter when breeding
- Bill is dark (larger and heavier than similar-sized plovers)
Breeding male
- Black breast band, lores and forecrown
- Rufous mask
Female and non-breeding male are similar but have brown or rufous backs. Non-breeding birds have a greyer tinge on the head and breast band
Immature birds: similar to the female, however the breast band is not always complete
Distribution
North, Central and South America
Breeds on both coasts of North America. The range includes much of the eastern coast, and the west coast of Mexico.
A partial migrant. Some birds winter in Florida, the rest move south to Brazil and Peru
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
There are 3 subspecies:
- C. w. wilsonia :
- Coastal eastern US to Belize and West Indies; winters to eastern Brazil
- C. w. beldingi:
- Pacific coast of Baja California to southern Peru
- C. w. cinnamominus:
- Colombia to French Guiana; winters to Netherlands Antilles
An additional subspecies rufinucha is not recognized by all authorities1
Habitat
Sandbars and sandy beaches.
Behaviour
Diet
They move slowly when feeding. The diet consists mostly of crabs, insects and marine worms.
Breeding
The nest is a bare scrape
Vocalisation
The call is a high weak whistle.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wilson's Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wilson%27s_Plover
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