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A photo of a Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. The geshenandoah national parknus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill.
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Saturday 23 Sep 2023 - 2:22pm
Ireland
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Connor R
Thursday 21 Sep 2023 - 8:54pm
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Zac Peterson
Wednesday 13 Sep 2023 - 6:05pm
United States
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Zac Peterson
Monday 11 Sep 2023 - 9:07am
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