Charadrius melodus / Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

Wikipedia: Piping plover Quelle: OTHER 1200px-Charadrius-melodus-004_edit.jpg
Systematik: Gattung Charadrius; Familie Regenpfeifer (Charadriidae)
Allgemein: 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. This chest band is usually thicker in males during the breeding season, and it is the only reliable way to tell the sexes apart. The bird is difficult to see when it is standing still, as it blends well with open, sandy beach habitats. It typically runs in short spurts and stops. [more]

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