Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)

Cabo Rojo Peninsula, Puerto Rico. Nov 20, 2024

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Ferdy, when you have time, could you please merge the old name (Charadrius wilsonia) with this one and port the previous photos under the new name? Posted 7 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Done! Posted 7 months ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks very much!
    There's actually a bunch other species that got moved to Anarhynchus.
    Kittlitz's Plover - Anarhynchus pecuarius
    Chestnut-banded Plover - Anarhynchus pallidus
    Collared Plover - Anarhynchus collaris
    Double-banded Plover - Anarhynchus bicinctus
    Greater Sand-Plover - Anarhynchus leschenaultii
    Kentish Plover - Anarhynchus alexandrinus
    NZ Plover became New Zealand dotterel - Anarhynchus obscurus
    Red-capped Plover - Anarhynchus ruficapillus
    Snowy Plover - Anarhynchus nivosus
    White-fronted Plover - Anarhynchus marginatus
    Lesser Sand Plover was split and the one we have on JD, from India,
    now should be Tibetan Sand-Plover - Anarhynchus atrifrons Posted 7 months ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Can you please tell the bird people to stop doing this?
      
      Will do this tomorrow, thanks for collecting the info. Posted 7 months ago
    2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        Ugh I know bird taxonomists are becoming a major pain in the ass! Posted 7 months ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Bird taxonomists should have their phone numbers and email addresses forcefully changed every 3 months so that they feel the pain of updating hundreds of references.
        
        But anyway, it is done :) Posted 7 months ago
        
        Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        Hahaha thanks again!
        The whole family got absolutely blitzed to oblivion last year. I'll tell you about the others some other time ;)
        At least I'm glad because this is a species I hadn't seen in a very long time (still need it for my Peru list!) and here I had such a great encounter watching a pair hunt crabs on the beach. Posted 7 months ago, modified 7 months ago

The Wilson's plover

Wilson's plover is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. Wilson's plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts of the Americas from the equator northwards. Its range extends north to include much of the U.S. eastern seaboard, and the Pacific coast of Mexico on the west.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant