semipalmated plover

noun

noun

A species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.

And, speaking of relative banalities, the recurring Semipalmated Plover at the Broom Sewage Works may have inured us slightly to the status of the species as a rare vagrant, but it was an undeniable "mega" when one was discovered on Lord Howe Island on 23 March.2017 June 23, Australian Birdlife, Carlton, Victoria, page 76, column 2:

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