The mountain plover (Anarhynchus montanus) is a medium-sized ground bird in the plover family (Charadriidae). It is misnamed, as it lives on level land...
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Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae. The term "plover"...
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by census, as carried out for the piping plover; using the transect method, as done for the mountain plover; and beginning in 2012 by satellite, with...
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Prairie dog (category Fauna of the Rocky Mountains)
coyote. Other species, such as the golden-mantled ground squirrel, mountain plover, and the burrowing owl, also rely on prairie dog burrows for nesting...
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1818) Mountain plover, Anarhynchus montanus (Townsend, JK, 1837) Puna plover, Anarhynchus alticola (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) Two-banded plover, Anarhynchus...
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African wild dogs, pronghorn, black-footed ferret, plains bison, mountain plover, African elephant, Sunda tiger, black rhino, white rhino, savanna elephant...
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myzomela Mountain oriole Mountain owlet-nightjar Mountain parakeet Mountain peacock-pheasant Mountain peltops Mountain pipit Mountain plover Mountain pygmy...
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season on the plains, including the white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi), mountain plover (Charadrius montanus), marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), Sprague's pipit...
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others, such as the cassowaries, only the male incubates. The male mountain plover incubates the female's first clutch, but if she lays a second, she...
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Red Desert (Wyoming) (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains)
soar along mountain ridges and canyon rims looking for feed such as migratory mountain plovers, a small ground bird. The mountain plover is one of three...
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cliffs, sand dunes, and rocky outcrops. Birds in the area include the mountain plover, burrowing owl, sage grouse, loggerhead shrike, Sprague's pipit, long-billed...
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shrike, sandhill crane, scaled quail, Swainson's hawk, burrowing owl, mountain plover and thick-billed longspur. Although the loggerhead shrike and scaled...
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The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. The family contains 69 species that are divided into 10 genera. The family...
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The Tibetan sand plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau and...
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Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Townsend collected a number of animals new to science. These included birds such as the mountain plover, Vaux's...
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are inhabited by some mountainous or tundra avian species, like Golden Plover, Dotterel, Ptarmigan and Willow Grouse, in Polar Urals also by Rough-legged...
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List of birds of Ontario (section Plovers and lapwings)
Charadrius mongolus (A) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (A) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (A) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (A) Eurasian...
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List of birds of Florida (section Lapwings and plovers)
Collared plover, Charadrius collaris (A) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae...
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(Pooecetes gramineus), thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii), mountain plover (Charadrius montanus), or loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)....
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the experts in their fields. Charadriiformes (Charadrius being Latin for "plover") is the taxonomic order to which the waders, gulls, and auks belong. BirdLife...
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leschenaultii (A) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (A) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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special interest, including Golden Eagle, Mountain Plover, Ferruginous Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing Owl...
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List of birds of Kansas (section Plovers and lapwings)
semipalmatus Piping plover, Charadrius melodus Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (H) (A) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus...
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Conservation Concern. Mountain plover (Charadrius montanus): Listed by IUCN as a near threatened species. Western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus): Listed...
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Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35-40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy...
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List of birds of Texas (section Plovers and lapwings)
Piping plover, Charadrius melodus Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia Collared plover, Charadrius collaris (R) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus Mountain plover...
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Charadrius mongolus (A) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (A) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (A) Order:...
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Charadrius mongolus (R) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (R) Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus (R) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae...
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List of birds of Canada (section Plovers and lapwings)
Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (A) LC Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (A) NT Mountain plover, Charadrius montanus NT Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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sandpipers and red-necked phalaropes. Temminck's stint, little stint, mountain plover, and sanderling share in common that the females lays a clutch of eggs...
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