Plovers

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is a 54 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

54 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in United States, Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, BM, Puerto Rico, TC.

Where to see it: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago (United States); Parker River NWR (United States); Grand Bahama - West End (Bahamas); Cayo Coco (Cuba); Salines d'Orient (Saint Martin (French part)).

Photo: (c) Asher P Higgins, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist