piping plover

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The piping plover is a small, sand-colored shorebird native to North America, known for nesting on sandy beaches and being listed as a threatened species due to habitat loss and human disturbance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
piping plover canonical 13
Piping Plover 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
charadriid ⓘ
shorebird ⓘ
averageLength about 17 centimeters ⓘ
averageWingspan about 35 centimeters ⓘ
billColor orange bill with black tip in breeding season ⓘ
breedingSeason late spring to summer ⓘ
breedsIn Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
Northern Great Plains ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
clutchSize typically 4 eggs ⓘ
commonName piping plover ⓘ
conservationStatus Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
insects ⓘ
marine worms ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
distinctiveMarking black band across forehead in adults ⓘ
single black breast band in adults ⓘ
eggColor buff-colored with dark speckles ⓘ
foragingBehavior runs and stops to pick prey from surface ⓘ
habitat barrier islands ⓘ
dune-backed beaches ⓘ
gravelly shorelines of lakes ⓘ
river sandbars ⓘ
sand spits ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
legalStatusCanada endangered under Species at Risk Act ⓘ
legalStatusUnitedStates federally listed as threatened ⓘ
legColor orange legs ⓘ
managementAction beach closures during nesting season ⓘ
predator control in nesting areas ⓘ
public education on beach use ⓘ
symbolic fencing around nests ⓘ
migrationPattern migratory ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
nestingSite open sandy substrate ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
parentTaxon Charadriidae ⓘ
Charadrius ⓘ
plumageColor pale sand-colored upperparts ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
populationConcern remains vulnerable due to small population size ⓘ
populationTrend generally increasing in some managed areas ⓘ
protectedBy Canadian Species at Risk Act ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
scientificName Charadrius melodus ⓘ
linked to: Charadrius
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change impacts on coastal habitats ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
flooding of nests ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ
predation on eggs and chicks ⓘ
recreational beach use ⓘ
vocalization soft piping call ⓘ
wintersIn Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico coast ⓘ
yearDescribed 1789 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Missouri River Basin → supportsSpecies → piping plover ⓘ
Platte River → importantForSpecies → piping plover ⓘ
Monomoy Island → fauna → piping plover ⓘ
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge → protectsSpecies → Piping Plover ⓘ
linked to: piping plover
piping plover → commonName → piping plover ⓘ
Charadrius melodus → commonName → piping plover ⓘ
subject linked to: Charadrius