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Snowy Plover - Charadrius nivosus

Photo: John Reaume; Adult; Breeding;
Song: Flight calls are soft whistled "koor WIJ" or "ca-WEE", flight song is a repetitive whistled "tu-EE-oo" or "tur-wee". Songs and calls are more complex, more nasal and huskier than those of Semipalmated Plover. Alarm calls are short rough nasal "krip" or "quiir".
Sound: Lang Elliott; 1993 May 14; USA, North Dakota; Adult; Primary Sound;

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