Collared Plover
Anarhynchus collaris
(L 7.1" Wt 1.2 oz)
From central Mexico through Central
America to Chile and Argentina...abundant
on the sandy shores of large rivers inland.
Napo River
23Mar2017
Anarhynchus is Greek for
backwards bill; collaris is
Latin for
collared.
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Donahue
Macaulay
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