Ringed plover

Ringed plover
	Carrizo Plain National Monument , San Luis Obispo County , California , USA
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Plover-like (Charadriiformes)
Family :	Plover (Charadriidae)
Genre :	Charadrius
Type :	Ringed plover
Scientific name
	Charadrius montanus
	( Townsend , 1837)

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The Mountain Plover ( Charadrius montanus ) is a medium-sized ground bird from the family of Plover (Charadriidae). The name is misleading as it does not live in mountains. Also, unlike most plovers, it is usually not found near bodies of water or on moist soil. It prefers dry habitats with little vegetation or bare ground. The Ringed Plover is classified as a potentially endangered species by IUCN .

distribution and habitat

Distribution of the ringed plover:

Breeding areas

Wintering areas

The distribution of the ringed plover extends over North America . It is mainly found in the Great Plains of the USA , up to Canada and in northern Mexico . The birds prefer dry grasslands with little vegetation.

description

The ringed plover is on average 21 centimeters long. Its top is light brown, its bottom is white, but it lacks the dark chest band that can be found in most plovers, such as the pale ringed plover . Males and females are similar in appearance.

Habitat and way of life

Ringed plovers feed on insects. Especially beetles , crickets and ants . They are migratory birds and form pairs. Their nests are simple hollows in the ground. They use the droppings of cattle and prairie dogs as nesting material, presumably to cover up the smell of the clutch and to protect the nest from enemies. The clutch is usually divided into two nests, with the male and female each hatching one nest.

Web links

Commons : Ringed Plover ( Charadrius montanus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Birdlife international

Individual evidence

↑ Mountain Plover | American Bird Conservancy. In: American Bird Conservancy. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
↑ Charadrius montanus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2018 Posted by: BirdLife International, 2018. Retrieved on June 15 of 2019.
↑ Charadrius montanus (Ringed Plover) - Avibase. In: Avibase. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Federal Register, Volume 75 Issue 124 (Tuesday June 29, 2010). In: Government Publishing Office (US). June 29, 2010, accessed June 16, 2019 .
↑ Stephen J. Dinsmore, Paul DB Skrade: Olfactory and visual nest defenses of the Mountain Plover. Ed .: 38th Annual Conference of the International Wader Study Group. International Wader Study Group, Séné, Bretagne, France September 2012, p. 216 (English, yumpu.com [ Flash ; accessed June 16, 2019]).

[1] Mountain Plover | American Bird Conservancy. In: American Bird Conservancy. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .

[2] Charadrius montanus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2018 Posted by: BirdLife International, 2018. Retrieved on June 15 of 2019.

[3] Charadrius montanus (Ringed Plover) - Avibase. In: Avibase. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .

[FedRegister-4] Federal Register, Volume 75 Issue 124 (Tuesday June 29, 2010). In: Government Publishing Office (US). June 29, 2010, accessed June 16, 2019 .

[5] Stephen J. Dinsmore, Paul DB Skrade: Olfactory and visual nest defenses of the Mountain Plover. Ed .: 38th Annual Conference of the International Wader Study Group. International Wader Study Group, Séné, Bretagne, France September 2012, p. 216 (English, yumpu.com [ Flash ; accessed June 16, 2019]).