Snowy Plover
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'''Habitat:''' North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; In North America it is restricted to the Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States, and scattered inland localities from Saskatchewan to California and Texas. Found on beaches, lagoons, and salt-evaporation ponds on coasts and barren to sparsely vegetated salt flats and braided river channels inland. | '''Habitat:''' North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; In North America it is restricted to the Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States, and scattered inland localities from Saskatchewan to California and Texas. Found on beaches, lagoons, and salt-evaporation ponds on coasts and barren to sparsely vegetated salt flats and braided river channels inland. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Threatened. Global population: 300,000-460,000. Despite this species’ breeding tenacity, its numbers are small. Only about 21,000 individuals inhabit the United States; numbers in the rest of North America are largely undocumented but probably small. Along the U.S. Pacific and Gulf coasts, the population is shrinking because of habitat degradation and expanding recreational use of beaches. The spread of European beachgrass has reduced nesting habitat along the coast. | + | '''Status:''' Threatened. '''Global population:''' 300,000-460,000. Despite this species’ breeding tenacity, its numbers are small. Only about 21,000 individuals inhabit the United States; numbers in the rest of North America are largely undocumented but probably small. Along the U.S. Pacific and Gulf coasts, the population is shrinking because of habitat degradation and expanding recreational use of beaches. The spread of European beachgrass has reduced nesting habitat along the coast. |
The Pacific Coast population (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) has been listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1973. This plover is a Bird Species of Special Concern in California. Snowy plovers were listed as endangered under Washington Department of Game Policy No. 402 in 1981, and as threatened by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in 1975. The threatened status in Oregon was reaffirmed in 1989 under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. | The Pacific Coast population (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) has been listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1973. This plover is a Bird Species of Special Concern in California. Snowy plovers were listed as endangered under Washington Department of Game Policy No. 402 in 1981, and as threatened by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in 1975. The threatened status in Oregon was reaffirmed in 1989 under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. | ||
Young Snowy Plovers leave their nest within three hours of hatching. They flatten themselves on the ground when a parent signals the approach of people or potential predators. They walk, run, and swim well and forage unassisted by parents, but require periodic brooding for many days after hatching. | Young Snowy Plovers leave their nest within three hours of hatching. They flatten themselves on the ground when a parent signals the approach of people or potential predators. They walk, run, and swim well and forage unassisted by parents, but require periodic brooding for many days after hatching. | ||
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| + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-shorebirds-small-waders.html Songbird ReMix Shorebirds Volume 3: Small Waders]''' | ||
