| Utah Bird Profile | |||||
| Name Roots: (Gr. & L. charadrios [-ius], "a plover" - L. vociferus, "vociferous") | |||||
| In Utah: |  by Mike Fish | ||||
| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: | Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. 
    During the breeding season, this species is an insectivore:
ground gleaner. During the non-breeding seasons this species is an insectivore: shoreline gleaner. | ||||
| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in wetlands 
    and wet meadow habitats. | ||||
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    USGS Profile 
      (Geological Survey)    |  
      US 
      Winter Range Map   |  
      US 
      Summer Range Map   | | |||||
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| Abbreviations | References | Legend 
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