All birds/Charadriidae/Wilson's Plover

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PRB-0093Charadriiformes

Wilson's Plover

Chorlito Marítimo

Anarhynchus wilsonia

ResidentIUCN LC · Least Concern

Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. It was named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814. Wilson's plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the U.S. eastern seaboard, and the Pacific coast of Mexico on the west.

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FamilyCharadriidaePlovers and Lapwings

Puerto Rico occurrenceResidentAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatSandy beaches; salt flats; mudflats; coastal lagoonsSandy beaches; salt flats; mudflats; coastal lagoons

Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator

Average mass63.1 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Wilson's Plover

This atlas includes Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) with atlas status “Resident” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Sandy beaches; salt flats; mudflats; coastal lagoons.

Conservation