Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Wilson's Plover

Anarhynchus wilsonia

Spanish: Chorlitejo Piquigrueso

Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)
Photographed by santiagob1986 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) is a small bird of the family Charadriidae. Most often recorded in Jan.

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records6,866 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/anarhynchus-wilsonia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.