Piping plover leg bands nonbreeding plumage

Illustration of a piping plover in nonbreeding plumage banded with two color bands above the joint on both legs on the ULU, ULL, URU, and URL leg positions. The bands on the ULU and URU leg positions are partially obscured by feathers.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
03/16/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This is an example of a piping plover in nonbreeding plumage banded with two color bands above the joint on both legs on the ULU, ULL, URU, and URL leg positions. The bands on the ULU and URU leg positions are partially obscured by feathers.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Charadrius melodus