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Overview

The western snowy plover is a small shorebird with moderately long legs and a short neck. Their back is pale tan while their underparts are white, and have dark patches on the sides of their neck which reach around onto the top of their chest. Juveniles are similar to nonbreeding adults, but have scaly pale edging on their back feathers.

Scientific Name

Charadrius nivosus nivosus
Common Name
western snowy plover
FWS Category
Birds
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29 Items

Five Year Review

Listing

Correction

Listing

Listing

Listing

Critical Habitat

Critical Habitat

Delisting

NEPA - EIS

NEPA - EIS

Critical Habitat

Safe Harbor Agreement

NEPA - EA

Critical Habitat

4d

Delisting

Notice

Five Year Review

Recovery Plan

Habitat Conservation Plan

Habitat Conservation Plan

Critical Habitat

Five Year Review

Notice

Critical Habitat

Five Year Review

Five Year Review

Technical Correction

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Five Year Review

Dec 30, 1982

Dec 30, 1982 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 1

Listing

Nov 14, 1988

Nov 14, 1988 Listing (Substantial)
Findings on Petitions to List Populations of Western Snowy Plover & CA Mountain Lion; 53 FR 4578โ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 2

Correction

Jun 26, 1989

Jun 26, 1989 Correction
ETWP; Notice to Close Comment Periods on Petitions to List Mono Lake Brine Shrimp, Edgewood Blind Haโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 3

Listing

Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 4

Listing

Jan 14, 1992

Jan 14, 1992 Listing (Threatened)
ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 5

Listing

Mar 5, 1993

Mar 5, 1993 Listing (Threatened)
Determination of Threatened Status for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover
  • Publication type: Final
Item 6

Critical Habitat

Mar 2, 1995

Mar 2, 1995 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowyโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 7

Critical Habitat

Dec 7, 1999

Dec 7, 1999 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover
  • Publication type: Final
Item 8

Delisting

Mar 22, 2004

Mar 22, 2004 Delisting (Substantial)
90-Day Finding on a Petition to Delist the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover andโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 9

NEPA - EIS

Jun 4, 2004

Jun 4, 2004 NEPA - EIS
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for an Incidentโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 10

NEPA - EIS

Sep 29, 2004

Sep 29, 2004 NEPA - EIS
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Document for Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit Assoโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 11

Critical Habitat

Dec 17, 2004

Dec 17, 2004 Critical Habitat
Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Ploveโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 12

Safe Harbor Agreement

May 3, 2005

May 3, 2005 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Availability of Environmental Document and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit sโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 13

NEPA - EA

Aug 16, 2005

Aug 16, 2005 NEPA - EA
Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plovโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 14

Critical Habitat

Sep 29, 2005

Sep 29, 2005 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coasโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 15

4d

Apr 21, 2006

Apr 21, 2006 4d
Proposed Special Rule Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act for the Pacific Coast Dโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 16

Delisting

Apr 21, 2006

Apr 21, 2006 Delisting (Not Warranted)
12-Month Finding on a Petition to Delist the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 17

Notice

Jun 20, 2006

Jun 20, 2006 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special Rule Pursuant to Section 4(d) of theโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 18

Five Year Review

Feb 14, 2007

Feb 14, 2007 Five Year Review (Completion)
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Yeaโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 19

Recovery Plan

Sep 24, 2007

Sep 24, 2007 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Recovery Plan for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover
  • Publication type: Final
Item 20

Habitat Conservation Plan

Nov 5, 2007

Nov 5, 2007 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Habitat Conservation Plan for the Western Snowy Plover Alongโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 21

Habitat Conservation Plan

Oct 1, 2010

Oct 1, 2010 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Issuance of Incidental Take Permits to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for Sโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 22

Critical Habitat

Mar 22, 2011

Mar 22, 2011 Critical Habitat
Revised Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover; Proposed Ruleโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 23

Five Year Review

May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 24

Notice

Jan 17, 2012

Jan 17, 2012 Notice
Designation of Critical Habitat and Taxonomic Revision for the Pacific Coast Population of the Westโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 25

Critical Habitat

Jun 19, 2012

Jun 19, 2012 Critical Habitat
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Ploverโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 26

Five Year Review

Jun 18, 2018

Jun 18, 2018 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 50 Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Orโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 27

Five Year Review

Aug 17, 2023

Aug 17, 2023 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 47 Species inโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 28

Technical Correction

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024 Technical Correction
Technical Corrections for Seven Species on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Six Spโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Direct Final
Item 29