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Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus [Bonaparte, 1825]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
BTO Codes:
TV , SEMPL
EURING No:
4710
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
48 cm
Weight:
M/F: 47 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kharadra =a ravine
and L.: semi =half + palmatus =palmate
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Alaska, Canada, WINTERS: Hawaii, s US south to s South America
Habitat:
Sandy areas, tundra, on migration mudflats, lakes
Diet:
Invertebrates in shallow water or on land
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1978
(Dukes, P.A. 1980. British Birds 73:458-464)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
2
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Devon
(1998),
Wales:
Other Names
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
Spanish:
Chorlitejo semipalmeado
Swedish:
Flikstrandpipare
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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