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Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Scientific name definitions

Elise Elliott-Smith and Susan M. Haig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 1, 2004

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Figure 1. Distribution of Piping Plover. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Piping Plover.

Recommended Citation

Elliott-Smith, E. and S. M. Haig (2020). Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pipplo.01
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