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title: "Batuíra-melodiosa"
description: "Charadrius melodus — Aves. The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/piping-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Batuíra-melodiosa

> Charadrius melodus — Aves. The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America.

- Scientific name: *Charadrius melodus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 15231
- Wikidata: [Q1351070](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351070)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4798](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4798)

## Names

- en: Piping Plover
- de: Gelbfuß-Regenpfeifer
- es: Chorlo chiflador
- fr: Pluvier siffleur
- nl: Dwergplevier
- pt: Batuíra-melodiosa
- pl: Sieweczka blada

## Countries with the most observations

US (12273), CA (2022), MX (160), BS (77), CU (26), BM (10), PR (5), CO (4)

## Summary

The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, sand-colored shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange-red legs, a black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black stripe running along the breast line. This chest band is usually thicker in males during the breeding season, and it is the only reliable way to tell the sexes apart. The bird is difficult to see when it is standing still, as it blends well with open, sandy beach habitats. It typically runs in short, quick spurts and then stops.
There are two subspecies of piping plovers…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_plover

## Photo

![Batuíra-melodiosa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/piping-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110570664

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/piping-plover?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).