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Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Near Threatened

पंखों का फैलाव

20.5 cm

वजन

45.25 g

कुल

Charadriidae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Snowy Plover: 15–17 cm, pale sandy-white North American plover with dark partial breast-band patches and dark bill. Breeds on sandy beaches, salt flats, and alkali lake shores in North America, Caribbean, and western South America; partly migratory. Insectivorous. NT. Vulnerable to beach recreation, storm wash-over, and predation.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	20.5 cm	8.1 in
वजन	45.25 g	1.60 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23-33 days. Fledging: 28-33 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-6

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Charadriidae (Plovers & Lapwings)
Genus	Charadrius
प्रजातियां	Charadrius nivosus

Distribution

Snowy Plover has been recorded in 4 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded