Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus [Bonaparte, 1825] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
TV, SEMPL
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EURING No: 4710 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 48 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 47 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and L.: semi=half + palmatus=palmate |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Alaska, Canada, WINTERS: Hawaii, s US south to s South America |
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Habitat:
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Sandy areas, tundra, on migration mudflats, lakes |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates in shallow water or on land |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1978
(Dukes, P.A. 1980. British Birds 73:458-464)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Scotland:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Devon
(1998),
Isles of Scilly
(1978),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Canadisk prćstekrave | Dutch: Amerikaanse Bontbek |
| Finnish: Kanadantylli | French: Gravelot semipalmé |
| German: Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer | Hungarian: Örvös lile |
| Icelandic: Kvöldlóa | Irish: |
| Italian: Corriere semipalmato | Norwegian: Amerikalo |
| Polish: Sieweczka skapopletwa | Portuguese: Borrelho-semipalmdo |
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Spanish:
Chorlitejo semipalmeado
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Swedish: Flikstrandpipare |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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