Listen to the Semipalmated plover
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About the Semipalmated plover
The Semipalmated plover is a bird in the family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 48 cm.
What does the Semipalmated plover sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet.
Related birds in the genus Charadrius
More from the family Charadriidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Semipalmated plover sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Semipalmated plover on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Semipalmated plover endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Semipalmated plover as “least concern”.
What family does the Semipalmated plover belong to?
The Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Pescadero State Beach, San Mateo, California, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q468009 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Semipalmated plover – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Rhododendrites – CC BY-SA 4.0