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Wilson's Plover

Charadrius wilsonia ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: CHARADRIIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A medium-sized plover of ocean beaches, the Wilson's Plover has a single chest band and a large, thick bill. The large bill helps it catch and eat larger prey items than other plovers on the beach.

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Calls

  • Calls
    Recorded by Charles A. Sutherland, Geoffery A. Keller
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

A sharp whistled "weep!"

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