Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus

Described by: Townsend; J. K. (1837)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Eupoda montana

Photographs

near the Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA - Dec 30, 2002 © Glen Tepke  Colorado, USA - Date unknown © Steve Messick  Weld County, Colorado, USA - Apr 11, 2003 © Steve Messick 
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Range

Wc. North America;
Small breeding range in w. Canada (s. Alberta, sw. Saskatchewan) and wc. United States (n. Montana, ne. North Dakota, Wyoming, e. Colorado (Weld County), sw. Nebraska, ne. New Mexico, ex. w. Oklahoma and w. Texas. W. Missouri?
Winters in the sw. United States (s. California (Salton Sea)) to n. Mexico.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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