Plovers

Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia

The Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) is a 55 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

55 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

24

Recorded in United States, Colombia, Mexico, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Brazil, GP, ZZ, VI, Haiti, Dominican Rep., Peru, Puerto Rico, GF, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, KN, Belize, MF.

Photo: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist