plovers
Beach-running wading birds
Plovers is the plural of plover, a type of shorebird found worldwide.
Plovers are typically compact birds with short bills, known for their distinctive stop-and-start running pattern when foraging on beaches and mudflats.
The killdeer is perhaps the most familiar North American plover: We spotted plovers along the shoreline.
Crested plover species
- killdeerNorth American shorebird
- dotterelTrusting Eurasian shorebird
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
ornithology · avian · flock · species · birder · binoculars · feathers · beak
Reproductive cells in shells
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- scrapeRub harshly against
- chicksNewly hatched birds
hatching · brooding · fledglings · courtship · monogamy · speckled
Seeking wild food sources
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- ground-nestingLaying eggs on land
- scrapeRub harshly against
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
cryptic · crouching · freezing · vigilance · feeding · probing · flocking · roosting
Water-saturated terrain
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- beachSandy waterside margin
- mudflatsCoastal areas exposed at low tide
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
tidal · intertidal · sand · coast · dunes · grasslands · tundra · saltmarsh
Aerial migration corridors
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
long-distance · northward · southward · wintering · navigation · flocks · coastal · transcontinental
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- populationAll inhabitants combined
lapwing
Crested plover species
shorebirds · ornithology · avian · flock · species · birder · binoculars · feathers · beak · chicks
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- scrapeRub harshly against
chicks · hatching · brooding · fledglings · courtship · monogamy · speckled
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- ground-nestingLaying eggs on land
- scrapeRub harshly against
camouflage · cryptic · crouching · freezing · vigilance · feeding · probing · flocking · roosting · wary
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
estuary · tidal · intertidal · sand · coast · dunes · grasslands · tundra · saltmarsh · lagoon
flyways
Aerial migration corridors
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
stopover · long-distance · northward · southward · wintering · navigation · flocks · coastal · transcontinental · orientation
endangered
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
population · threatened · recovery · stewardship · disturbance
- Estuary Wildlifeblue crab, osprey, great blue heron, striped bass, oyster
- North Seaoffshore drilling, oil platforms, oil platform, offshore wind farms, wind farms
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, curlew, curlews, snipe
- tidal flatsmudflat, mudflats, tidal flats, silt, mud
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, lighthouses, seagulls, fishing