Piping Plover
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| Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population increasing) |
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| Scientific name | Charadrius melodus |
| Mass | 49 g (Adult) |
| Family | Charadriidae |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds |
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| ID | 2919907 |
About Piping Plover
The piping plover is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black stripe running along the breast line.
