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Charadrius leschenaultii

Photo by Karim Madoya
Location: Lokawi Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in south-central Asia; winters to southern Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia. Accidental vagrant to California (1 record).

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies¹

• C. l. columbinus - breeds Turkey to s Afghanistan; winters se Mediterranean and Red Sea
• C. l. crassirostris - breeds Transcaspia to se Kazakstan; winters to South Africa
• C. l. leschenaultii - W China to s Mongolia and s Siberia; winters Australasia

[edit] Habitat

Tidal flats, salt pans and estuaries.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages
• View more images of this species on the ABID