Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Birds

This guide contains birds that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Taxonomy
« Back To Shorebirds and Allies Order Charadriiformes
- Plovers and Lapwings Family Charadriidae
  - 5 Typical Plovers Genus Charadrius
  - 2 Golden Plovers and Black-bellied Plover Genus Pluvialis

Piping Plover ¹
Charadrius melodus

Mountain Plover ²
Charadrius montanus

Snowy Plover ³
Charadrius nivosus

Semipalmated Plover ⁴
Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer ⁵
Charadrius vociferus

American Golden Plover ⁶
Pluvialis dominica

Black-bellied Plover ²
Pluvialis squatarola

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