Bird

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

A winter visitor to Louisiana, found in 28 of 64 parishes and 4 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 28 of 64 parishes
Habitats: 4

Male Black-bellied Plover, whole bird — **Male**. (c) sprcrkwild, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 276107826. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 28 of 64 parishes
Habitats: 4
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Louisiana 4

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 4

Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

WinterUnconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune); Upper Texas Coast Beach; Louisiana Beach; Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal Wetland

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Prairies and grasslands

Open, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies.

WinterOnly within 500 m of water.Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterOnly within 500 m of water.Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Other habitats in its models (26)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Louisiana. Those recorded in Louisiana first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (14)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural Lakeshore Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Beach Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric River Dune Winter.
Central and Upper Texas Coast Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
Florida Panhandle Beach Vegetation Winter.
South Florida Shell Hash Beach Winter.
Southeast Florida Beach Winter.
Southwest Florida Beach Winter.
Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
Texas Coastal Bend Beach Winter.
Texas Saline Coastal Prairie Winter.

Land cover and other classes (12)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Recently Burned Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Recently Burned Forest Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Recently Burned Grassland Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Recently Logged Areas Winter, only within 500 m of water.
Unconsolidated Shore Winter.
Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Louisiana

Winter: does not nest here, in 28 of 64 parishes.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Louisiana, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.