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Snowy Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus )

By: Centreya Smith Samantha Knackstedt. Snowy Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus ). What does it look like?!?!. Description.

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Snowy Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus )

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  1. By: Centreya Smith Samantha Knackstedt Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus )

  2. What does it look like?!?!

  3. Description Adult Snowy Plovers are about 6 inches in length with a wingspread of 13-14 inches. Very light color with a thin black bill, black mark behind each eye and over fore crown, dark legs and feet, and black slash mark on each side of the lower throat.

  4. Where are they located???

  5. Population Growth The highest ever recorded population of Snowy Plover’s is there is an estimated 2,100 - 2,600 Snow Plover’s Western Pacific Coast.

  6. Nesting Area Snowy plover’s prefer open salt flats, beaches and bars of rivers, and wet lands. In Kansas the plover is a regular but uncommon migrant and summer resident. Nesting occurs in scattered locations in central and southwestern Kansas where open salt flats or sandy areas near water occur. Snowy Plovers may occur occasionally anywhere in the state where habitat is suitable.

  7. When and Why? The western snowy plover was listed as threatened on March 5, 1993., the population of western snowy plovers was listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Pacific coast population of western snowy plovers has been in decline for several years, due to a loss of habitat and disturbances due to development, recreation, and other human pressures

  8. Reason to be on the Endangered list Because of loss of habitat and disturbances due to development, recreation, and other human pressures.

  9. What do they eat? Who eats them? Snowy plovers eat soft invertebrates like crustaceans and mollusks, marine worms, and insects. They don’t have any predators.

  10. Reproducing Rate Individual birds 1 year or older are considered to be breeding adults and the average life span is approximately 3 years. The typical number is three eggs but can range from two, and in rare cases, up to six eggs. A snowy plovers life cycle is that the gestation period is 1-2 months then they have the mating season that is usually march to late September, then it is the clutch size

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