Range Description: Snowy Plover - Charadrius nivosus

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 11,670 square km; Breeding only: 7,422 square km
Central America - Wintering only: 54,555 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 52,759 square km; Breeding only: 177,783 square km; Wintering only: 167,557 square km; Migration only: 489 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 123,310 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 140,613 square km; Breeding only: 503,370 square km; Wintering only: 85,269 square km; Migration only: 4,925 square km