Editing Semipalmated plover (section)

==Behavior==

Semipalmated plovers forage for food on beaches, tidal flats and fields, usually by sight. They eat insects (such as the larvae of [[Dolichopodidae|long-legged]] and beach flies, larvae of [[soldier flies]] and [[Ephydridae|shore flies]], [[mosquito]]es, [[grasshopper]]s and ''[[Ochtebius]]'' beetles), spiders,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/ | title=Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> crustaceans (such as [[isopod]]s, [[Decapoda|decapod]]s and [[copepod]]s)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/ | title=Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> and worms (such as [[polychaete]]s).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/ | title=Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> They also consume small molluscs including [[bivalve]]s and [[gastropod]]s, including snails such as [[Melampus coffeus|coffee bean snail]]s and ''[[Odostomia laevigata]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/ | title=Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> These opportunistic feeders also feed on berries or seeds from grasslands or cultivated fields.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/ | title=Charadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated plover) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> This bird resembles the [[killdeer]] but is much smaller and has only one band.<ref>Kaufman, Kenn. (2000) Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America. New York: Houghton-Mifflin.</ref> Since the semipalmated plover nests on the ground, it uses a "broken-wing" display to lure intruders away from the nest, in a display similar to the related [[killdeer]].<ref>University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Charadrius_semipalmatus/</ref>