| snowy plover charadrius alexandrinus nivosus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) is a small shorebird distinguished from other plovers (family Charadriidae) by its small size, pale brown upper parts, dark patches on either side of the upper breast, and dark gray to blackish legs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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