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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Charadriiformes
        Family: Charadriidae
          Genus: Anarhynchus
            Species: nivosus nivosus

Snowy Plover - Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) is a small (15-17 cm) shorebird that is discontinuously distributed across the Americas, inhabiting beaches; mudflats; lake edges; playas and open, barren ground. They eat insects, crustaceans, and other invertebrates, which they catch by using a run-and-pause technique.

Status

Global Rank: G3T3

State Rank: S2

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 11

Number of Mapped Locations: 83

Number of Observations: 495

Observation date range: 05-20-1975 to 11-09-2016

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