A piping plover

A round piping plover stands on sand. It is pulling an orange looking worm from the sand with determination.

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A piping plover

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Photo By/Credit

Julio Mulero

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Charadrius melodus

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Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Shorebirds

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