[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

Named for Alexander Wilson, who collected the first specimen in Cape May, New Jersey in 1813, the Wilson's Plover was once a common breeding bird of the barrier beaches along the eastern US from New Jersey to Florida, and along the gulf to Texas. Its numbers are now reduced, due to habitat destruction, and the northern limit of its range now only reaches the coastal beaches of Maryland and Virginia. This male was photographed defending a nesting territory at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1977)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This immature Wilson's Plover was photographed on Honeymoon Island near Dunedin, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1981)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This female Wilson's plover in flight was photographed defending a nesting territory at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia, USA. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1977)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Sand Plover was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 16, 2017)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Sand Plover was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 16, 2017)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Sand Plover was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 14, 2017)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan ?? in.]

This male White-vented Plumeleteer was photographed at the Canopy Lodge Birding Facility, El Valle de Anton, Panama. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: August 10, 2011)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan ?? in.]

This White-vernted Plumeleteer was photographed at the Canopy Tower Birding Facility, Gamboa, Panama. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: August 3, 2011)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan ?? in.]

This male White-vented Plumeleteer was photographed at the Canopy Lodge Birding Facility, El Valle de Anton, Panama. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: August 10, 2011)