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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 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. The snowy plover was originally described by John Cassin in 1858, but was classified as a subspecies of the Kentish plover in 1922. Since 2011, the snowy plover ...
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 ...
Caspian plover: Anarhynchus asiaticus Pallas, 1773: 46 Oriental plover: Anarhynchus veredus Gould, 1848: 47 Tibetan sand plover: Anarhynchus atrifons (Wagler, 1829) 48 Siberian sand plover: Anarhynchus mongolus Pallas, 1776: 49 Greater sand plover: Anarhynchus leschenaultii Lesson, RP, 1826: 50 Double-banded plover: Anarhynchus bicinctus ...
A large number of rare vagrant birds have been recorded at Dawlish Warren, including elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans), lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis), long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix), greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii), semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor ...
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 ...
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.