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Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, J 1858)

The snowy plover is a small wader in the plover bird family, typically about 5-7" in length. It breeds in the southern and western United States, the Caribbean, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. Long considered to be a subspecies of the Kentish plover, it is now known to be a distinct species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Charadriidae
Genus:
   Charadrius
Scientific:
  Charadrius nivosus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cassin, J 1858)

Reference:
   Rep. Explor. Surv. Railr. Mississ. Pacif. 9 p.xlvi,696

Protonym:
  Aegialitis nivosa

Type locality:
  Presidio, California.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11689896


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F012ED4BC8CD3876

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F012ED4B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F012ED4B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824030


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Charadrius nivosus: breeds coastal Washington to central Baja California; inland Saskatchewan (irregular; south-central Canada) to California and central Oklahoma and Texas; coastal Gulf of Mexico to Yucatán Peninsula; inland central Mexico; southern and central Bahamas to Virgin Islands; and Peru to south-central Chile; winters to coastal northern Central America
  • Charadrius nivosus nivosus: USA to Mexico and West Indies; winters to Panama
  • Charadrius nivosus occidentalis: coastal Peru to south-central Chile
English:
Snowy Plover
Catalan:
Corriol nevat
Czech:
kulík západní
Danish:
Snepræstekrave
German:
Schneeregenpfeifer
Spanish:
Chorlitejo nivoso
Spanish (Spain):
Chorlitejo Nivoso
Finnish:
vaaleatylli
French:
Pluvier neigeux
Croatian:
sivoleđi kulik
Icelandic:
Snælóa
Italian:
Piviere nevoso
Japanese (romaji):
yukichidori
Japanese:
ユキチドリ
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Strandplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Snølo
Norwegian:
Snølo
Polish:
sieweczka jasna
Portuguese:
Borrelho-branco
Portuguese (Portugal):
borrelho-nevoso
Russian:
Бледный зуёк
Slovak:
kulík snežný
Serbian:
Snežni žalar
Swedish:
snöstrandpipare
Ukrainian:
пісочник американський
Chinese:
雪鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
白臉環頸鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pluvier neigeux ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
Clements 3rd edition:
Chilean Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 5]
eBird version 2021:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus) [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charadrius nivosus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Charadrius [alexandrinus or nivosus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Arabic: الزقزاق الاسكندراني
Bulgarian: Морски дъждосвирец
Catalan: Corriol blanc, Corriol nevat
Czech: Kulík západní
Welsh: Cwtiad eira
Danish: Hvidbrystet præstekrave, Snepræstekrave
German: Amerika-Seeregenpfeifer, Schneeregenpfeifer
Greek: Θαλασσοσφυριχτής, Χιovoσφυριχτής
English: Chilean Plover, Cuban Snowy Plover, Kentish Plover, Snowy Plover
English, HBW: Snowy Plover
English (IOC): Snowy Plover
English (United States): Snowy Plover
Esperanto: Neĝa pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo Blanco, Chorlitejo nivoso, Chorlo nevado, Chorlo Nivéo, Frailecillo Blanco, Playero, Playero Corredor
Spanish (Argentine): Chorlo Nevado
Spanish (Chile): Chorlo nevado
Spanish (Colombia): Chorlito patinegro
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chorlitejo Patinegro
Spanish (Cuba): Frailecillo Blanco
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Chorlito Niveo, Playero, Playero Corredor
Spanish (Ecuador): Chorlo Níveo
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo Nivoso
Spanish (HBW): Snowy Plover
Spanish (Mexico): chorlo nevado, Chorlo Nivéo
Spanish (Panama): Chorlo Níveo
Spanish (Peru): Chorlo Nevado
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Chorlito Blanco
Spanish (Venezuela): Frailecito
Estonian: ameerika mustjalg-tüll
Finnish: Pulmustylli, vaaleatylli
French: Gravelot neigeux, Pluvier à collier interrompu, Pluvier neigeux
French (Guyane): Gravelot neigeux
French (Guadeloupe): Gravelot neigeux
Frisian: Sniedûkelmantsje
Irish: Feadóigín shneachta
Galician: Píllara nivosa
Haitian Creole French: Ti Plivye blanch
Hebrew: חופמי אלכסנדרי
Croatian: Morski Kulik, Sivoleđi kulik
Icelandic: Snælóa
Italian: Fratino bianco, Piviere nevoso
Japanese (romaji): Shiro-chidori, yukichidori
Japanese: ユキチドリ
Korean: 흰물떼새
Scientific: Aegialitis nivosa, Aegialitis occidentalis, Anarhynchus nivosus, Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus, Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius nivosus nivosus, Charadrius nivosus occidentalis, Charadrius occidentalis
Latvian: Sniega tārtiņš
Dutch: Amerikaanse Strandplevier, Sneeuwplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Snølo
Norwegian: Snølo
Polish: sieweczka jasna
Portuguese: borrelho de coleira interrompida, Borrelho-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida-americano, borrelho-nevoso
Rhaeto-Romance: Gravarel da naiv
Romanian: Prundăraş de zăpadă
Russian: Бледный зуёк, Морской зуек, Снежный зуёк, Чилийский зуёк
Northern Sami: Muohtabuvvedat
Slovak: kulík krátkonohý, kulík snežný
Slovenian: beloceli deževnik, Snežni deževnik
Serbian: morski zujavac, Snežni žalar
Swedish: Snöstrandpipare, Svartbent strandpipare
Turkish: Karlı cılıbıt
Ukrainian: Пісочник (морський) західний, пісочник американський
Chinese: 环颈鸻, 環頸(行鳥), 雪鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 白臉環頸鴴

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