Collared Plover

Charadrius collaris

Chorlo Collarejo

 

Audio (M. Oberle)

 

Photo: G. Beaton

 

Length: 14-15 cm.; weight: 26-31 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in Central and South America, Trinidad, and Grenada. Accidental on other islands in the West Indies and may occur in Puerto Rico in the future.

TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; CHARADRIIDAE; Charadriinae

 
Photo: G. Beaton

References

del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Hayman, P., J. Marchant, and T. Prater. 1986. Shorebirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton.

Collared Plover, Spanish text

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