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The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma ...
They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. Nine species have been recorded in Indiana. Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (R) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; Piping plover ...
The reserve is an example of a low-salinity estuarine ecosystem and contains a variety of habitats, including beach, sand dunes, grasslands, shrub thicket, maritime forest, brackish and freshwater marshes, tidal flats, and subtidal soft bottoms.
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.
The Indiana Karst Conservancy is working to raise more awareness of the state’s unique karst landscapes. Trash and other materials get dumped into sinkholes and pits, leading to pollution ...
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
Jan. 30—The Siuslaw National Forest initiated its largest western snowy plover habitat restoration project to date by removing vegetation along the beach between the Siltcoos River and the ...
President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick to be secretary of the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday amid new details about ...