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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 80,837 |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 75,496 |
| Virginia | 70,550 |
| Maryland | 59,123 |
| Ohio | 43,448 |
| Washington | 39,819 |
| New Hampshire | 38,730 |
| North Carolina | 36,620 |
| Georgia | 34,119 |
| Illinois | 31,679 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Plovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae |
| Genus | Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies · Charadrius |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Semipalmated Plover with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.