Semipalmated Plover Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Small shorebird with a round head and a stubby bill. Breeding birds have orange at the base of the bill and a black crown, eye patch, and breast band. Note yellow legs.
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, May 01, 2019Nonbreeding adult
Small shorebird with a round head and a stubby bill. Nonbreeding birds have a brown (instead of black) crown, breast band, and eyepatch.
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, October 01, 2016Breeding adult
Plump shorebird with a short neck and round head. Note single dark band on chest and fairly small, orange-and-black bill.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 25, 2013Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
In flight, note brown tail with a darker tip (a common pattern among plovers) and long wings.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, July 31, 2019Juvenile
Juveniles look like adults but have paler collar and facial markings.
© Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, August 27, 2014Breeding adult
Small shorebird with a round head and a stubby bill. Note that the breast band goes all the way around the breast.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 01, 2015Breeding adult
Walks or runs with its head up. Stops and tilts forward to pick invertebrates from the ground. Note yellow legs and solid black breast band.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 10, 2016Habitat
Found on mudflats, estuaries, lagoons, ponds, lakeshores, agricultural ponds, and beaches during migration and the winter months.
© Brooke Miller / Macaulay LibraryTexas, February 21, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Plovers and Lapwings(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Charadriidae)
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