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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut	Piping Plover	American Golden Plover
Nama Ilmiah	Charadrius melodus	Pluvialis dominica
Ordo	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famili	Charadriidae	Charadriidae
Status Konservasi	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Panjang	—	—
Rentang Sayap	23,1 cm (9.1 in)	36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Berat	53,4 g (1.88 oz)	154,33333333333334 g (5.44 oz)
Diet	--	--
Ukuran Sarang	4	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

🌿 Wetland

Piping Plover only

None

American Golden Plover only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Status Konservasi

Near Threatened

Piping Plover

Least Concern

American Golden Plover

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About These Birds

Piping Plover

Piping Plover: 17–18 cm, pale sandy-gray plover with an incomplete breast-band, orange legs, and yellow-orange bill. Breeds on Atlantic beaches, Great Lakes shores, and Great Plains rivers of North America. Critically threatened by beach disturbance; listed as Near Threatened globally. Winters on Gulf and Atlantic coasts. NT.

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium 24–28 cm plover and epic migrant. Golden-spotted brown above; bold black underparts and white flank stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates to South American pampas, traveling up to 25,000 km annually via transoceanic routes.

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