Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae
Genus	Charadrius (1)
Size	Size: 18 cm (2) Wingspan: 38 cm (2)
Weight	43 – 63 g (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (3).