Birds of North America
Plovers
Charadrius & Pluvialis
Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Plovers
Plovers are found throughout North America. There are at least seven species of plovers found on the continent. The American Golden-Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Pacific Golden-Plover, Piping Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Snowy Plover and the Wilson's Plover are native to the continent. The European Golden Plover is sometimes seen on the north-eastern coasts, along the Atlantic Ocean.
Once considered a game bird, the plovers were under threat from hunting. Today, the plovers are facing another kind of threat, which is the loss of their habitat. Development of wetlands and the ever expanding use of sand beaches for recreational use is affecting their feeding and nesting grounds.
| Below is a list of names of native and vagrant plovers seen in North America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Bird Name | # | Bird Name |
| 1 | American Golden-plover | 2 | Black-bellied Plover |
| 3 | Collared Plover | 4 | Common Ringed Plover |
| 5 | European Golden-Plover | 6 | Greater Sand-Plover |
| 7 | Lesser Sand-Plover | 8 | Little Ringed-Plover |
| 9 | Mongolian Plover | 10 | Mountain Plover |
| 11 | Pacific Golden-Plover | 12 | Piping Plover |
| 13 | Semipalmated Plover | 14 | Snowy Plover |
| 15 | Wilson's Plover |
| Click on the bird names listed below to pictures of the plovers of North America | |||
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American Golden-Plover
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Black-bellied Plover
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Mountain Plover
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Piping Plover
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Semipalmated Plover
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Snowy Plover
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Wilson's Plover
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