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Charadrius veredus

Photo by tcollins at Fogg Dam, Northern Territories, Australia

[edit] Identification

Sandy-olive upperparts, buff white eyebrow, buff-grey upperbreast with white underparts, grey brown underwing.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds from Siberia to Manchuria and Mongolia; winters to Australasia.

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones.

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet includes insects.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages