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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 ...
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 ...
The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda (Hist) Dunlin, Calidris alpina (R) Least sandpiper, Calidris ...
They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. Eight species have been recorded in Ohio. Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (B) Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; Northern lapwing, Vanellus ...
Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786; Long-billed plover Charadrius placidus Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1863; Another species, the Auckland Islands shore plover (Charadrius (Thinornis) rossii), known from just one specimen collected in 1840, is now generally considered to be a juvenile shore plover whose location was incorrectly ...
After plover nesting season ends mid-September, the project will continue through winter 2025. The main goals are: 1. Connect the Siltcoos and Oregon Dunes Day Use western snowy plover nesting ...
Equal to 22,248-88,553 mature individuals. Estimate calculated from population density and range of habitat. [125] Swallow-tailed gull: Creagrus furcatus: 35,000 [126] LC [126] Unknown [126] Last estimate was made in 1984. [126] Brown skua: Catharacta antarctica: 39,000-42,000 [127] LC [127] [127] Equal to 26,000-28,000 mature individuals. [127 ...
Starlings and mynas are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (I) (A)