Snowy Plover

Anarhynchus nivosus - Gravelot neigeux Pluvier neigeux

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Anarhynchus
Species
:
nivosus

Descriptor

Cassin, 1858

Biometrics

Size
: cm
Wingspan
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Weight
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Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus (USA to Mexico, West Indies)
Anarhynchus nivosus occidentalis (coastal Peru to sc Chile)

Foreign names

Gravelot neigeux,
Chorlitejo nivoso,
borrelho-níveo,
Schneeregenpfeifer,
Amerikaanse Strandplevier,
Piviere nevoso,
snöstrandpipare,
Snølo,
kulík snežný,
Snepræstekrave,
vaaleatylli,
corriol nevat,
sieweczka jasna,
Снежный зуёк,
ユキチドリ,
雪鸻,
白臉環頸鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), S

easonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Desert : Hot, Temperate ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Salt Exploitation Sites, Excavations (open)