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The plover comes back each spring to its breeding grounds, and so the wrong name mountain plover was given to the species. The mountain plover is 8 to 9.5 inches (20 to 24 centimetres) long and weighs about 3.7 ounces (100 grams). Its wingspread is 17.5 to 19.5 inches (44 to 50 centimetres).
Wilson's plover, Anarhynchus wilsonia (Ord, 1814) Collared plover, Anarhynchus collaris (Vieillot, 1818) Mountain plover, Anarhynchus montanus (Townsend, JK, 1837) Puna plover, Anarhynchus alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) Two-banded plover, Anarhynchus falklandicus (Latham, 1790) Madagascar plover, Anarhynchus thoracicus (Richmond, 1896)
(SW) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (winter range), Baja California and western Mexico coast (* SW) Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus Permanent–less common in summer: June and July (SW) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (winter range), southern Arizona border and southeast Arizona biome
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Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A) Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (n) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (A) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (n) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (n)
Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Kentish plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Lesser sand plover, Anarhynchus mongolus Snowy plover, on the beach at Vandenberg, CA. Plovers (/ ˈ p l ʌ v ər / PLUV-ər, [1] also US: / ˈ p l oʊ v ər / PLOH-vər) [2] are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae.
Prairie falcons, northern harriers and other raptors soar along mountain ridges and canyon rims looking for feed such as migratory mountain plovers, a small ground bird. The mountain plover is one of three species protected by the Endangered Species Act present in the Red Desert. [11] The bald eagle and the black-footed ferret are also listed.
The Canada jay has been proposed as the national bird of Canada. [1]This is a list of bird species confirmed in Canada.Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022. [2]