Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

  1. Aves
  2. Gulls, Terns and Shorebirds
  3. Plovers
  4. Charadrius

15-20 cm (6-8") Common. Widespread in migration on beaches, mudflats, lakeshores.

Small, sparrow-sized, plump plover. Dark brown upperparts, white underparts. Single broad dark band across breast; white from throat encircles neck; white forehead; small orange bill with black tip; legs orange or yellow.

Told from Piping and Snowy Plover by its dark back; from larger Wilson's Plover by its much smaller bill.

Song: upward "chu-wee".

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