[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Snowy Plover was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 03, 2018)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Snowy Plover was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

Snowy Plovers occur in temperate regions of North America, and in Europe and Asia, where they are know as Kentish Plovers. In North America they breed near water in the western Great Plains and basins of the US. They are residents of the Gulf and lower west coasts of the US. This "Western" Snowy Plover was photographed on the beach at Elkhorn Slough in central California, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Wilson's Plover was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2008)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Wilson's Plover was photographed at HAS Bolivar Flats Refuge, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: August 13, 2004)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Wilson's Plover was photographed at In nesting area at Bolivar Flats Reserve, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 15, 2005)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Willson's Plover was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 23, 2007)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This fledgling Wilson's Plover was photographed at Indian Point Park, Portland, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 28, 2009)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Wilson's Plover was photographed at Cameron County Reservoir #1, Laguna Vista, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 11, 2019)