Snowy plover
(Charadrius nivosus)
Description
The snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus) is a small wader in the plover bird family.It breeds in Ecuador,Peru,Chile,the southern and western United States and the Caribbean.Long considered to be a subspecies of the Kentish plover,it is now known to be a distinct species.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Charadriidae
Genus:Charadrius
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