Birds of Cuba BETA

○   ←   CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae (Plovers)   →
Genus: Anarhynchus (2 species, 24 worldwide)


Snowy Plover
Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus) Immature
Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Northern migrant. Note small size and thin bill.

Wilson's Plover
Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)
Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Northern migrant. Note small size and thick bill.
All plovers lay eggs on the ground using camouflage and distraction to detract predators.

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