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Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae) | |
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1715
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2009-08-23 Presa La Colorada (agu), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Young or winter plumage. Not a common species inland. Threatened by habitat loss. My first observation of the species in Ags, was probably the same bird some days earlier, August 14. Just one bird seen. Rare |
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1710
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2010-11-15 Bahía de San Quintín (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Adult male to the right, still well-marked, and probably female to the left. |
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1709
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2010-11-15 Bahía de San Quintín (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Likely same as 1708. The rather worn wing coverts could indicate a young bird. |
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1708
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2010-11-15 Bahía de San Quintín (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Basic plumage. Not sure about age or sex. Some males apparently are as unmarked as females in winter. |
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1707
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2010-11-15 Bahía de San Quintín (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Probably male in basic plumage due to the well-marked spots on the side of the breast. |
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1706
(1 photos)
2010-11-15 Bahía de San Quintín (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Winter plumage. Difficult to say from this picture if it is a young or adult. |
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1714
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2014-03-04 Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Probably female or young male. |
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1713
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2014-03-04 Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Male in breeding plumage. |
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1712
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2014-03-04 Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Male in breeding plumage. |
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1711
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2014-03-04 Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus ♂. Male in alternate plumage. The habitat with dry soil intermixed with salt provides the perfect camouflage for this species. |
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1705
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2014-03-04 Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Adult. Adult type bird. Difficult to say if it's a 2cy bird or older. |
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2195
(5 photos)
2015-10-11 Boca de Tomates (jal), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Basic plumage. Three birds present this day. Here with Sanderlings and Semipalmated Plover. |
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2196
(2 photos)
2016-03-11 Laguna Atotonilco (jal), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus I counted 62 birds, when they were together at midday at their, apparently, favorite roosting site. The birds here were flushed from there, I think, when 4 beeps! came down to play on the beach in their new automobile... |
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2192
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2016-03-11 Laguna Atotonilco (jal), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Basic plumage. Stayed by itself. Difficult with only one leg, but it looked healthy, and foraged without too much effort. The bird could not be recognized at the US Bird Banding Laboratory. Probably a bird from a local project. Banded with yellow band above knee and red band below knee on right leg. Banded |
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2193
(1 photos)
2016-03-11 Laguna Atotonilco (jal), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Looks like adult male in almost in alternate plumage, with the dark neck spots and frontal spot. |
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2194
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2016-03-11 Laguna Atotonilco (jal), Mexico Subspecies: nivosus Different plumages, but the species recognized well by the cream-colored plumage, compact profile, thin black bill and uncolored breast center. |