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Eurasian Dotterel
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Piping Plover
Snowy Plover
Mongolian Plover
Mountain Plover
20 cm (8") Uncommon. Beaches, mudflats, sandy islands. Mostly southeastern Atlantic coast but may reach northeaster coast and California.
Similar to smaller Semipalmated Plover but it has a broader dark neck band (black in male, brown in female), a large heavy black bill and pinkish gray legs.
Song: sharp whistled "whit".
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