Western Snowy Plover - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The western snowy plover is a small shorebird with moderately long legs and a short neck. Their back is pale tan while their underparts are white, and have dark patches on the sides of their …
Western Snowy Plover - U.S. National Park Service
Western snowy plovers have a unique way to catch a meal of kelp or wrack flies. Encountering a mass of the flies on the beach, a plover runs through the cloud of insects with its mouth open, …
Snowy plover - Wikipedia
The snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) is a small shorebird found in the Americas. It is a member of the bird family Charadriidae, which includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. …
About the Western Snowy Plover - Audubon California
The Western Snowy Plover is a threatened small shorebird, approximately the size of a sparrow. During the breeding season, March through September, plovers can be seen nesting along the …
Western snowy plover - Wikipedia
Western snowy plovers are migratory birds but are also year-round residents in the southern locations. Their breeding and nesting range includes the western coast of the United States; …
Western snowy plover - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
The dependence of western snowy plovers on coastal beaches and marshes as habitat for breeding and nesting increases their sensitivity to climate change. Sea level rise, beach …
The western snowy plover breeds on the Pacific coast from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico, and in interior areas of Oregon, California, Nevada, and several other …
Western Snowy Plovers in California | Audubon California
Audubon California and local Audubon chapters are devoted to the protection and recovery of the Western Snowy Plover, a small, rare, and threatened shorebird that makes its home on certain …
The western snowy plover is a small shorebird distinguished from other plovers by its small size, pale brown upper parts, dark patches on either side of the neck, behind the eye, and on the …
Western Snowy Plovers - U.S. National Park Service
Western snowy plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) are small shorebirds with pale brown or gray sand-colored backs and white breasts. Pacific coast populations generally nest within …