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| | [[Image:2559ndsc1026 Semipalmated Plover riodelmar 23sept05.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Option1<br />Photo taken: Rio Del Mar Beach, Aptos, California.]] | | [[Image:2559ndsc1026 Semipalmated Plover riodelmar 23sept05.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Option1<br />Photo taken: Rio Del Mar Beach, Aptos, California.]] |
| | ==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. |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Canada]] and [[Alaska]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Open ground on beaches. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | They nest on the ground in an open area. |
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| | + | The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms. They forage for food on beaches and tidal flats. |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Charadrius+semipalmatus}} | | {{GSearch|Charadrius+semipalmatus}} |
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| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 14:16, 3 April 2008
- Charadrius semipalmatus
Photo by Option1
Photo taken: Rio Del Mar Beach, Aptos, California.
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.
Distribution
Canada and Alaska.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open ground on beaches.
Behaviour
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.
External Links
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