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Common Name

Mountain Plover

Alternate Names
Common Type

Plover

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae

Genus

Charadrius

Species

montanus

Conversation Status

Near Threatened

Continent

Country

California

State

Number of Sub-Species

1

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Short grass areas often due to grazing.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in central US between New Mexico and Montana then winters along the US / Mexico border from Texas to California.

Food

Feeds mostly on insects and othere small arthropods found in short grass and bare ground.

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