Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Taxonomy:
Listing Status: and
General Information
Size: 18 cm (7.25 in) in length. Color: Breeding season: Pale brown above, lighter below; black band across forehead; bill orange with black tip; legs orange; white rump. Male: Complete or incomplete black band encircles the body at the breast. Female: Paler head band; incomplete breast band. Winter coloration: Bill black; all birds lack breast band and head band.
Population detail
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Piping Plover
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Population location: Great Lakes, watershed in States of IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, and WI and Canada (Ont.)
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Mississippi , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Wisconsin
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Fergus Falls Wetland Management District, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Seney National Wildlife Refuge... Show All Refuges
- Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Canada
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Population location: Entire, except those areas where listed as endangered above
Listing status: Threatened
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Arkansas , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Kansas , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , North Carolina , North Dakota , Oklahoma , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Texas , Virginia
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, Audubon National Wildlife Refuge... Show All Refuges
- Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Canada, Mexico
Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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1985-12-11 | Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) | Great Lakes, watershed in States of IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, and WI and Canada (Ont.) | |
1985-12-11 | Northeast Region (Region 5) | Entire, except those areas where listed as endangered above |
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
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2016-03-16 | Volume II: Draft revised recovery plan for the wintering range of the Northern Great Plains piping plover (Charadrius melodus) and Comprehensive conservation strategy for the piping plover (Charadrius melodus) in its coastal migration and wintering range in the continental United States. | Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display | Draft Revision 1 |
1996-05-02 | Piping Plover Atlantic Coast Population Revised Recovery Plan | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
2016-03-16 | Volume I: Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Great Plains Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display | Draft Revision 1 |
2003-09-08 | Recovery Plan for the Great Lakes population of Piping Plovers | View Implementation Progress | Final |
Date | Title |
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2009-09-29 | Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) 5-Year Review |
» Critical Habitat
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
» Conservation Plans
HCP Plan Summaries |
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Escambia County Beaches |
Magic Carpet Woods Association |
Piping Plover HCP (State of Massachusetts) |
Town of Orlean's Plover Low Effect HCP |
Volusia Beaches |
» Petitions
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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