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Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia
Length: 7.75"
Wing span: 19"
Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
Larger than other belted Plovers: Disproportionately long, heavy bill distinctive.
Found on sandy beaches, barren salt pans or dry mudflats, rarely on wet mudflats.
Digiscoped on Grand Turk - Turks & Caicos
Coolpix 995 - Leica 77 mm scope
April 10, 2004
Length: 7.75"
Wing span: 19"
Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
Larger than other belted Plovers: Disproportionately long, heavy bill distinctive.
Found on sandy beaches, barren salt pans or dry mudflats, rarely on wet mudflats.
Digiscoped on Grand Turk - Turks & Caicos
Coolpix 995 - Leica 77 mm scope
April 10, 2004