Snowy Plover
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| Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population decreasing) |
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| Scientific name | Charadrius nivosus |
| Family | Charadriidae |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Typical plovers |
| Order | Shorebirds |
| Lower classifications | Western Snowy Plover |
| Cuban Snowy Plover | |
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| ID | 2919874 |
About Snowy Plover
The snowy plover is a small wader in the plover bird family. It breeds in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern and western United States and the Caribbean. Long considered to be a subspecies of the Kentish plover, it is now known to be a distinct species.