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a bird that fakes a broken wing to lead you away from its kids
means A plover is a short-billed, plump wading bird often found on shores, mudflats, and grasslands, known for its quick run-and-pause gait.
from From Old French 'plovier,' from Vulgar Latin 'plovarius,' literally 'rain bird,' built on Latin 'pluvia,' meaning rain — possibly because flocks were thought to gather as rain approached, or simply because the birds favored wet, rainy ground. Either way, the name carries a little weather in it.
- broken-wing act
- feigns injury to lure predators from the nest
- dental hygienist
- legendarily picks crocodile teeth, though mostly a myth
- ground nester
- lays eggs in open scrapes on bare earth
- bizarre flock name
- a group is called a wing or congregation
- epic flyer
- some migrate thousands of miles nonstop over ocean
kentish plover — small shorebird species found across europe, asia, and africa with distinctive black markings
piping plover — endangered north american shorebird protected under the endangered species act
killdeer — common north american plover known for its distinctive 'kill-deer' call and broken-wing display