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Wilson's Plover
Chorlito Marítimo
Anarhynchus wilsonia
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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About the Wilson's Plover
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.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC; DNER VU
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- VU
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- Sandy beaches; salt flats; mudflats; coastal lagoons
- Elevation
- 0–0 m
- Nest
- Scrape · Ground
- Clutch
- 2–4 eggs
- Social behavior
- Colonial; Social / flocking
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Research note: Wikipedia uses Charadrius wilsonia; normalized to current taxonomy Anarhynchus wilsonia.