Birds of Mexico

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae (Plovers)  
Genus: Charadrius (3 species, 11 worldwide)


Piping Plover
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Male Near Threatened
Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info



Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
John Lloyd State Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small common plover; Orange bill and black chest band distinctive.
Front view, searching for food.

Killdeer
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus vociferus)
John LLoyd State Park, Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. A medium sized plover often found inland not necessarily near water. There is also a resident population from south Colombia to Peru on the Pacific coast.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba