Family: Charadriidae

Charadrius semipalmatus;
Semipalmated Plover;
Batuíra-de-bando.

This bird is a visitor from North America. It does not breed in Brasil, and the plumage seen here is the basic, non-breeding plumage. See figure in Mata et al. 2006.
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
10/01/2006; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.