Collared Plover

Anarhynchus collaris (Vieillot, 1818)

18 cmLength

The collared plover (Anarhynchus collaris) is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae.

Most records: Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Collared Plover has been recorded at 410 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 29 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

SN Humedal Río Maipo – DesembocaduraChile1,990 records
Tárcoles – Tour en BoteCosta Rica1,435 records
Estero MantaguaChile1,200 records

More places

SN Laguna BatucoChile1,093 records
Punta Morales – Cocorocas salinasCosta Rica581 records
SFF Los Flamencos – Resguardo Perratpu/Boca de CamaronesColombia486 records
Río Changuinola y DesembocaduraPanama486 records
Bahia de AsuncionParaguay415 records
Río Aconcagua – Desembocadura Humedal UrbanoChile407 records
Río Choapa – DesembocaduraChile375 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Chile Costa Rica Argentina Colombia Uruguay Brazil Peru Paraguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The collared plover (Anarhynchus collaris) is a small shorebird in the plover family, Charadriidae. It lives along coasts and riverbanks of the tropical to temperate Americas, from central Mexico south to Chile and Argentina.

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Questions

How big is the Collared Plover?

The Collared Plover is about 18 cm long.

Where does the Collared Plover live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: widespread, coastal and riverine Neotropics: coastal Mexico from Sinaloa and southern Tamaulipas (but not Yucatan Peninsula), coastal Central America, inland around Lake Nicaragua and Panama Canal zone; northern Colombia and Venezuela, islands north of Venezuela, Trinidad, north-central Chile and central Argentina. It is most often recorded in Chile, Costa Rica and Argentina.

Is the Collared Plover endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Collared Plover as Least Concern.

What family is the Collared Plover in?

It belongs to the family Plovers (Charadriidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Length: 18 cm
Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Middle America, South America: widespread, coastal and riverine Neotropics: coastal Mexico from Sinaloa and southern Tamaulipas (but not Yucatan Peninsula), coastal Central America, inland around Lake Nicaragua and Panama Canal zone; northern Colombia and Venezuela, islands north of Venezuela, Trinidad, north-central Chile and central Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2