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ViewsKentish PloverFrom Opus
[edit] Identification15-17 cm
Female: has a grey head, lacking any black markings [edit] DistributionFound in Europe, Africa and Asia east to Indonesia. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] Subspecies1
Snowy Plover from the Americas was formerly considered conspecific. A form discovered in southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China) and commonly named White-faced Plover may belong to this species or form a full species. It seems that this birds were originally described as dealbatus, a name that later was accidentally transferred to the dealbatus subspecies of today. [edit] HabitatSandy coasts and brackish inland lakes, and is uncommon on fresh water. [edit] Behaviour[edit] BreedingIt nests in a ground scrape and lays 3-5 eggs. [edit] DietDiet includes insects and other invertebrates. [edit] VocalisationListen in an external program [edit] References
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