Western snowy plover

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The Western snowy plover is a small, pale shorebird of North America's Pacific and Gulf coasts that nests on sandy beaches and dunes and is considered a conservation-sensitive species due to habitat loss and disturbance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
snowy plover 4
Western snowy plover canonical 2
western snowy plover 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
shorebird ⓘ
subspecies ⓘ
billColor black ⓘ
bodyLength approximately 15–17 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass approximately 30–50 grams ⓘ
breedingSeason generally March through September on Pacific coast ⓘ
breedsIn Gulf coast of North America ⓘ
Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
inland saline lakes and alkali flats in western North America ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically 2–3 eggs ⓘ
commonName Pacific coast snowy plover ⓘ
Western snowy plover ⓘ
conservationConcern habitat loss ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ
predation on nests and chicks ⓘ
recreational beach use ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
insects ⓘ
marine worms ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
eggAppearance speckled eggs that blend with sand and pebbles ⓘ
family Charadriidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior runs and pauses to pick prey from sand or wrack line ⓘ
genus Charadrius ⓘ
habitat coastal sand dunes ⓘ
dry alkaline lakeshores ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
sandy ocean beaches ⓘ
hasConservationStatus threatened (U.S. Pacific coast population) ⓘ
isListedUnder U.S. Endangered Species Act (Pacific coast population) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor dark gray to black ⓘ
managementAction predator control in key breeding sites ⓘ
public education about sharing the beach with plovers ⓘ
seasonal beach closures around nesting areas ⓘ
symbolic fencing and signage to protect nests ⓘ
migrationPattern partially migratory ⓘ
some coastal populations are resident year-round ⓘ
nestingSite open sandy beaches above the high-tide line ⓘ
sparsely vegetated coastal dunes ⓘ
nestType shallow scrape on the ground ⓘ
nonBreedingRange Baja California ⓘ
Central America (Pacific coast) ⓘ
linked to: Central America

Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ
parentalCare both sexes incubate eggs ⓘ
males often tend chicks after hatching ⓘ
parentTaxon snowy plover ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumage dark patches on sides of neck in breeding plumage ⓘ
pale sandy gray-brown upperparts ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
scientificName Charadrius nivosus nivosus ⓘ
linked to: Charadrius
taxonRank subspecies ⓘ
threat beach driving ⓘ
beach raking and grooming ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
dogs off leash on beaches ⓘ
increased human presence during breeding season ⓘ
wingspan approximately 35–40 centimeters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes → habitatFor → Western snowy plover ⓘ
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge → supportsSpecies → snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge → protectsSpecies → western snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover
Kentish plover → similarTo → snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge → supportsSpecies → western snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover
Western snowy plover → parentTaxon → snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover
Western snowy plover → commonName → Western snowy plover ⓘ
Cabo Rojo Salt Flats → hasBirdSpecies → snowy plover ⓘ
linked to: Western snowy plover