Snowy Plover / Anarhynchus nivosus
| Snowy Plover bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | NT - Near threatened |
| Synonyms | Cuban Snowy Plover, Chilean Plover, Kentish Plover |
| Old latin name for bird | Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius alexandrinus, Aegialitis nivosa, Aegialitis occidentalis, Charadrius occidentalis |
| Order | Shorebirds / Charadriiformes |
| Family | Plovers / Charadriidae |
| Genus | Anarhynchus |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America, South America |
| Breeding subregion | coastal Washington to c Baja California (nw Mexico); inland Saskatchewan (irregular; sc Canada) to California and c Texas; coastal Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan Pen.; inland c Mexico; s, c Bahamas to Virgin Is.; Peru to sc Chile |
| Non breeding region | to coastal n Central America |
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Related species
Chestnut-banded Plover
Malaysian Plover
White-faced Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
St. Helena Plover
Red-capped Plover
New Zealand Plover
Kentish Plover
Javan Plover
Where to see Snowy Plover
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States of America
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Snowy Plover subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus | coastal Washington, inland Saskatchewan, and coastal Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan Pen.; inland c Mexico; s, c Bahamas to Virgin Is. | to Panama | No |
| Anarhynchus nivosus occidentalis | coastal sw Ecuador and Peru to sc Chile | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Arabic | الزقزاق الاسكندراني |
| Bulgarian | Морски дъждосвирец |
| Catalan | Corriol blanc, corriol nevat |
| Chinese | 环颈鸻, 雪鸻, 環頸(行鳥) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白臉環頸鴴 |
| Croatian | Morski Kulik, sivoleđi kulik |
| Czech | kulík západní, Kulík západní |
| Danish | Hvidbrystet præstekrave, Snepræstekrave |
| Dutch | Sneeuwplevier, Amerikaanse Strandplevier |
| Esperanto | Neĝa pluvio |
| Estonian | ameerika mustjalg-tüll |
| Finnish | vaaleatylli, Pulmustylli |
| French | Pluvier à collier interrompu, Pluvier neigeux, Gravelot neigeux |
| Frisian | Sniedûkelmantsje |
| Galician | Píllara nivosa |
| German | Schneeregenpfeifer, Amerika-Seeregenpfeifer |
| Greek | Χιovoσφυριχτής, Θαλασσοσφυριχτής |
| Hebrew | חופמי אלכסנדרי |
| Icelandic | Snælóa |
| Irish | Feadóigín shneachta |
| Italian | Fratino bianco, Piviere nevoso |
| Japanese | ユキチドリ |
| Korean | 흰물떼새 |
| Latvian | Sniega tārtiņš |
| Northern Sami | Muohtabuvvedat |
| Norwegian | snølo, Snølo |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Snølo |
| Polish | sieweczka jasna |
| Portuguese | borrelho-nevoso, borrelho de coleira interrompida, Borrelho-branco, borrelho-níveo |
| Romanian | Prundăraş de zăpadă |
| Russian | Чилийский зуёк, Бледный зуёк, Снежный зуёк, Морской зуек |
| Serbian | Snežni žalar, morski zujavac |
| Slovak | kulík snežný, kulík krátkonohý |
| Slovenian | beloceli deževnik, Snežni deževnik |
| Spanish | Playero Corredor, Chorlo nevado, Chorlitejo Blanco, Frailecillo Blanco, Chorlo Nivéo, Chorlitejo nivoso, Playero |
| Swedish | snöstrandpipare, Svartbent strandpipare |
| Turkish | Karlı Cılıbıt |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник (морський) західний, пісочник американський |
| Welsh | Cwtiad eira |