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| | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] semipalmatus | | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] semipalmatus |
| - | [[Image:2559ndsc1026 Semipalmated Plover riodelmar 23sept05.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Option1<br />Photo taken: Rio Del Mar Beach, Aptos, [[California]].]] | + | [[Image:Semipalmatedplover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding<br />Photo by {{user|shishmarefbirder|shishmarefbirder}}<br />Shishmaref, Seward Peninsula, [[Alaska]], June 2008]] |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 17-19cm. Grey-brown back and wings, white belly, white breast with one black neckband, brown cap, white forehead, black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill. | + | 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== |
| | + | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. Breeds in northern [[Canada]] and [[Alaska]] migrating south in winter. |
| | | | |
| - | ==Distribution== | + | Immatures can remain in wintering grounds in their second summer. |
| - | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. | + | |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | Monotypic. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Open ground on beaches. | + | 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 /> |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Charadrius]] | + | {{Video|Semipalmated_Plover}} |
| | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] |
Current revision
- Charadrius semipalmatus
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
[edit] Habitat
Mud flats, shore lagoons.
[edit] Behaviour
[edit] Breeding
They nest on the ground in an open area.
The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms. They forage for food on beaches and tidal flats.
[edit] 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
[edit] External Links
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