Piping plover  (Charadrius melodus)

Facts

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).