Charadriiformes / Charadriidae / Charadrius
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
IUCN: Near Threatened
Taxonomy
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Charadrius
Vocalizations
cassi saari · CC0_1_0
Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0
Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0
Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
Lythronax246 · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (2)
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Charadrius melodus circumcinctus
breeds inland south-central Canada and north-central USA; winters mainly Gulf coast
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
