Piping Plover Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Round and stocky little plover that frequently stand in a horizontal position. Breeding adults have a short, orange bill with a black tip, a black crown stripe and black neck band.
© Gates Dupont | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 04, 2015Juvenile
Juveniles have a plain face, a stubby black bill, and yellow legs.
© Sue Barth | Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 15, 2016Breeding adult
Forages on shorelines and mudflats; uses stout bill to probe mainly for marine worms.
© Benjamin Clock | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, April 22, 2011Not all videos have soundChick
Chicks can walk several hours after hatching. Like adults and juveniles they also have yellow legs.
© Gates Dupont | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 04, 2015Breeding adult
Small shorebird with a round head and a big-eyed look. Breeding adults have a stubby orange bill with a black tip and black neck band.
© Evan Lipton | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, April 17, 2016Adult
In flight, note pale rump and underwings.
© Tom Johnson | Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, August 03, 2016Nonbreeding adult/immature
Forages alone or in small groups sticking to the higher parts of the shoreline relative to other shorebirds.
© Keith M Kemp | Macaulay LibraryCentral Abaco, Hope Town and Green Turtle Cay, September 24, 2016
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Species in This Family
Plovers and Lapwings(Order: Charadriiformes, Family:Charadriidae)
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