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.
© Forest Jarvis | Macaulay LibraryMichigan, May 09, 2020Breeding 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 soundJuvenile
Juveniles have a plain face, a stubby black bill, and yellow legs.
© Sue Barth | Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 15, 2016Adult
In flight, note pale rump and underwings.
© Doug Hitchcox | Macaulay LibraryMaine, April 11, 2017Chick
Chicks can walk several hours after hatching. Like adults and juveniles they also have yellow legs.
© Gates Dupont | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 04, 2015Nonbreeding 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, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Plovers and Lapwings(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Charadriidae)
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