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Texas Gulf Coast Plover ID (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter aaron1956
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Snowy
Thanks Andrew! Can you tell me what led you to this conclusion? I decided Snowy judging by the neck side patches.
The neck side patches are a good clue. Also, these birds all look relatively brown rather than greyish and the dark and white areas on the head are fairly well demarcated and contrasting. Compare this Snowy:
http://www.tsuru-bird.net/a_species/plover_snowy/plover_snowy_winter_texas_6a.jpg
With this Piping:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/PipingPlover-GaneshJayaraman.JPG
Generally Snowy has a slightly sharper more well-defined face pattern than Piping, and I think you can see that on your birds. Piping normally looks very pale faced with a very open expression.
