Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Spanish: Chorlo semipalmeado

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Photographed by santiagob1986 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partly webbed feet.

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Charadriidae
Local records15 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records43,452 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/charadrius-semipalmatus/, 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.