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Common Name

Snowy Plover

Alternate Names

Common Type

Plover

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae

Genus

Charadrius

Species

nivosus

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Kansas, Louisiana

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Sandy coats and brackish island lakes.

Distribution and Range

Central US and west coast also Ecuador, Peru, Chile

Food

Feed on insects and other invertebrates which are obtained by the run and pause technique. Also eat what has washed up on the beach.

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