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snowy plover

American  

noun

  1. a small plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, mainly of the U.S. and Mexico, having a white breast and sand-colored upper parts.


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Fish and Wildlife Service that allows some snowy plover deaths and injuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Many others, however, are happy about the pause, saying it will be good for the western snowy plover, a threatened sea bird species.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

However, state parks statistics show that the western snowy plover breeding population has grown from at least 32 breeding adults in 2002 to at least 281 in 2024, exceeding state targets since 2013.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Conservation and management of the least Bell’s vireo, California least tern, and western snowy plover have resulted in significant increases to on-base populations of these species, according to the agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

The snowy plover is quite common from northern California to Mexico.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Harry Thom Payne

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