Snowy Plover

Notes:

Near Threatened IUCN listing


Approximate Hatch Weights:

~6g at hatching

~9g by 8 days old

~12g by 12 days old

~18g by 17 days old

~25g by 20 days old

~26g by 28 days old

~30g by 31 days old


Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Common Name: Plovers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: White down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Short and black
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Gray to black legs and feet

 

~1st Week


Photo by Aaron Budgor

~2nd Week


Photo by Marie Travers

~3rd Week


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>4 Weeks


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>4 Weeks


Photo by Marie Travers

>4 Weeks


Photo by Marie Travers

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