Piping Plover Photo Gallery

Piping Plover Breeding adult
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.

© Forest Botial-Jarvis | Macaulay LibraryMichigan, May 09, 2020
Piping Plover Nonbreeding/immature
Nonbreeding/immature

© Jack Parlapiano | Macaulay LibraryNew York, July 16, 2019
Breeding 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 sound
Piping Plover Nonbreeding/immature
Nonbreeding/immature

© Doug Hitchcox | Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 03, 2018
Piping Plover Juvenile
Juvenile

Juveniles have a plain face, a stubby black bill, and yellow legs.

© Sue Barth | Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 15, 2016
Piping Plover Adult
Adult

In flight, note pale rump and underwings.

© Doug Hitchcox | Macaulay LibraryMaine, April 11, 2017
Piping Plover Chick
Chick

Chicks can walk several hours after hatching. Like adults and juveniles they also have yellow legs.

© Gates Dupont | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 04, 2015
Piping Plover Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding 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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Plovers and Lapwings(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Charadriidae)

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