Piping Plovers are sandy grayish brown birds with white underparts and a narrow, often broken collar. They have yellowish orange legs in all seasons. In the breeding season, they have an orange bill with a black tip, a black collar, and a black line on the forehead.

What is the difference between a plover and a sandpiper?

Piping Plover

Piping Plovers are plumper and paler, with shorter bills than Least Sandpipers. Piping Plovers tend to occur higher up on the beach than Least Sandpipers.

Where does the plover bird live?

Habitat of the Plover

Though some of these birds live in different habitats, most species are shore birds. They live along beaches, sand dunes, estuaries, tide pools, and more. Some species also inhabit farms, particularly flooded pastures or lakes and ponds.