Scientific Name:

Charadrius melodus

 

Piping Plover

 

Piping Plover Fact File

Distribution: Eastern and central North America

Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Subspecies: Two

C. m. circumcinctus: south-central Canada; and north-central USA
C. m. melodus: eastern Canada, north-eastern USA

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Piping Plover details.

Current conservation efforts

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