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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. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the family, [ 1 ] though only about half of them include it in their name.
Western snowy plovers are active foragers and visual predators. Their diet includes invertebrates, insects and crustaceans. Typical prey items are juvenile mole crabs, brine fly larvae, beetles, flies, snails, clams, polychaete worms, and amphipods. [12] Plovers use the "stop and run" method to spot prey and capture it.
The polygamous mating system of the snowy plover is uncommon in birds, but the closely related Kentish plover shows a similar behavior. [5] Adult with two chicks. Snowy plovers nest in nest scrapes that are excavated by the male as an important part of the courtship ritual. In the coastal areas of California, males excavated an average of 5.6 ...
Plovers eat invertebrates and insects. “The midge population, because the lake is a lot healthier, the midge population has improved and has grown and those midges are a big part of their diet ...
The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black stripe running along the breast line.
Semipalmated plovers forage for food on beaches, tidal flats and fields, usually by sight. They eat insects (such as the larvae of long-legged and beach flies, larvae of soldier flies and shore flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers and Ochtebius beetles), spiders, [6] crustaceans (such as isopods, decapods and copepods) [7] and worms (such as ...
The killdeer is a large plover, with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 cm (7.9 to 11.0 in), having a wingspan between 59 and 63 cm (23 and 25 in), and usually being between 72 and 121 g (2.5 and 4.3 oz) in weight. [3] It has a short, thick, and dark bill, flesh-colored legs, and a red eye ring. [8] In flight
Grist reports that roughly 30 percent of the world's population considers insects a delicacy or dietary staple.