semipalmated plover foraging on muddy shoreront - charadrius semipalmatus

semipalmated plover charadrius semipalmatus foraging shore- shoreront muddy small plover latin word yellowish bird mentioned fourth-century vulgate adults grey-brown back wings white belly breast black neckband brown cap forehead mask eyes short orange bill breeding habitat ground beaches flats northern canada alaska nest area migratory winter coastal areas southern united states caribbean south america plovers forage food tidal fields sight eat insects larvae long-legged beach flies soldier shore mosquitoes grasshoppers ochtebius beetles spiders crustaceans isopods decapods copepods6 worms polychaetes