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Charadrius wilsonia
Wilson's Plover
Buck Island Reef National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Charadrius wilsonia Ord, 1814
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Wilson's Plover
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Charadriidae, Genus Charadrius, Species Charadrius wilsonia


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 5:24:59 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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