Piping Plover

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Piping Plover
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Habitat
The piping plover can be found on sandy beaches on the coast and in dry, sandy areas inland.

Diet
Piping plovers eat marine worms, fly larvae, beetles, insects, crustaceans, mollusks and other small invertebrates. When its spots its prey, it quickly runs after it, stops suddenly, and then quickly snatches it up.

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