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What the Semipalmated Plover sounds like
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This species weighs a mean 47.4 g (1.7 oz.) for males and 46.1 g (1.6 oz.) for females, with body masses ranging from 37.6-54.7 g (1.3-1.9 oz.). and measures 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) in length with a 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) mean wing length. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill.
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When to see the Semipalmated Plover
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Semipalmated Plover
The map shades 56 countries with regular records, and 9 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, France, Japan, Mauritania, Paraguay, Marshall Islands, Russia.
About the Semipalmated Plover
The semipalmated plover is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys. The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet.
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Easily confused with
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaAdults are 17–19.5 cm (6.7–7.7 in) in length with a 35–41 cm (14–16 in) wingspan.
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusThe piping plover is a stout bird with a large rounded head, a short thick neck, and a stubby bill.
KilldeerCharadrius vociferusThe killdeer is a tall and slender plover, with a relatively long tail.
Side by side: Killdeer vs Semipalmated Plover · Common Ringed Plover vs Semipalmated Plover · Piping Plover vs Semipalmated Plover
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