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Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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25.1364, -80.934

Field Notes

Habitat:

Nests in Arctic lowlands on dry tundra. Winters on coastal beaches and estuaries. May use flooded pasture and agricultural land

Notes:

There were some of these mixed in with a larger group of Dunlins and Least Sandpipers, and while those guys let me get relatively close to take some pictures, These guys were very wary and would run a distance away every time I got a little closer. They are in the nonbreeding plumage.

Reference Links:

Black-bellied Plover Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Winters in Florida - that's not a bad idea. A wonderful spotting, Livan. Great photos too.

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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedDecember 29, 2018

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