Semipalmated Plover

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Semipalmated Plover
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Habitat
The semipalmated plover breeds on sandy or mossy tundra. During migration and in the winter it can be found on mudflats, salt marshes and lakeshores.

Diet
The semipalmated plover eats insects like grasshoppers, mosquitoes and locusts. It also eats crustaceans and mollusks.

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