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'''Alternative name: Mongolian Plover''' | '''Alternative name: Mongolian Plover''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Mongolian_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Akiko Hidaka <br/>Photo taken: Tokyo, [[Japan]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] mongolus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] mongolus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Grey | + | *Grey back |
| − | + | *White underparts | |
| + | *Legs are dark and the bill black<br /> | ||
| + | '''Breeding''' | ||
| + | *Chestnut breast, forehead and nape | ||
| + | *Black eye mask<br /> | ||
| + | The female is similar but duller<br /> | ||
| + | '''Winter and juvenile''' birds lack the chestnut | ||
| + | [[Image:Gravelot mongol 070507-3240.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Francksan|Francksan}}<br />Hokkaido, [[Japan]], May 2007 ]] | ||
The two groups mentioned under taxonomy differ in several characters, such that a member of the ''mongolus'' group on average are larger than an ''atrifrons'' sand plover, and ''mongolus'' have mottled flanks where ''atrifrons'' have clean white flanks. | The two groups mentioned under taxonomy differ in several characters, such that a member of the ''mongolus'' group on average are larger than an ''atrifrons'' sand plover, and ''mongolus'' have mottled flanks where ''atrifrons'' have clean white flanks. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Greater Sand Plover]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Almost worldwide. | Almost worldwide. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are five races, which fall in two groups: | There are five races, which fall in two groups: | ||
* ''mongulus'' are the large east Asian forms, ''C. m. mongolus'' and ''C. m. stegmanni'' which are sometimes given specific status as Mongolian Plover, ''Charadrius mongolus''. | * ''mongulus'' are the large east Asian forms, ''C. m. mongolus'' and ''C. m. stegmanni'' which are sometimes given specific status as Mongolian Plover, ''Charadrius mongolus''. | ||
* ''atrifrons'' consists of ''atrifrons'', ''pamirensis'' and ''schaeferi'' which, if the taxonomic split is accepted, becomes a narrower Lesser Sandplover ''Charadrius atrifrons''. | * ''atrifrons'' consists of ''atrifrons'', ''pamirensis'' and ''schaeferi'' which, if the taxonomic split is accepted, becomes a narrower Lesser Sandplover ''Charadrius atrifrons''. | ||
| + | [[Image:13386IMG 8311.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Gashead|Gashead}}<br />Dubai, United Arab Emirates,]] | ||
| + | *''C. m. pamirensis'': | ||
| + | :*Pamirs to western [[China]] (western Xinjiang); winters to [[Africa]] and western [[India]] | ||
| + | *''C. m. atrifrons'': | ||
| + | :*[[Himalayas]] and southern [[Tibet]]: winters from [[India]] to [[Sumatra]] | ||
| + | *''C. m. schaeferi'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Tibet]] to southern [[Mongolia]]; winters [[Thailand]] to [[Greater Sundas]] | ||
| + | *''C. m. mongolus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Siberia]] and [[Russia|Russian Far East]]; winters [[Taiwan]] to [[Australia]] | ||
| + | *''C. m. stegmanni'': | ||
| + | :*Kamchatka to Chukotsk Peninsula; winters to [[Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Coastal shores, mudflats and fields | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests in a bare ground scrape, laying 3 eggs. | It nests in a bare ground scrape, laying 3 eggs. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
Diet includes insects, crustaceans and annelid worms. | Diet includes insects, crustaceans and annelid worms. | ||
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
| − | + | '''Flight call''' is a hard trill. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=151101 Thread] in Birdforum Id forum discussing Lesser vs Greater Sand Plover identification | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=151101 Thread] in Birdforum Id forum discussing Lesser vs Greater Sand Plover identification | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Charadrius+mongolus}} | {{GSearch|Charadrius+mongolus}} | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 3 December 2009
Alternative name: Mongolian Plover
- Charadrius mongolus
Identification
- Grey back
- White underparts
- Legs are dark and the bill black
Breeding
- Chestnut breast, forehead and nape
- Black eye mask
The female is similar but duller
Winter and juvenile birds lack the chestnut
The two groups mentioned under taxonomy differ in several characters, such that a member of the mongolus group on average are larger than an atrifrons sand plover, and mongolus have mottled flanks where atrifrons have clean white flanks.
Similar Species
Distribution
Almost worldwide.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are five races, which fall in two groups:
- mongulus are the large east Asian forms, C. m. mongolus and C. m. stegmanni which are sometimes given specific status as Mongolian Plover, Charadrius mongolus.
- atrifrons consists of atrifrons, pamirensis and schaeferi which, if the taxonomic split is accepted, becomes a narrower Lesser Sandplover Charadrius atrifrons.
- C. m. pamirensis:
- C. m. atrifrons:
- C. m. schaeferi:
- Eastern Tibet to southern Mongolia; winters Thailand to Greater Sundas
- C. m. mongolus:
- Eastern Siberia and Russian Far East; winters Taiwan to Australia
- C. m. stegmanni:
- Kamchatka to Chukotsk Peninsula; winters to Australia
Habitat
Coastal shores, mudflats and fields
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in a bare ground scrape, laying 3 eggs.
Diet
Diet includes insects, crustaceans and annelid worms.
Vocalisation
Flight call is a hard trill.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Wikipedia
- Thread in Birdforum Id forum discussing Lesser vs Greater Sand Plover identification
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Siberian Sand Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Siberian_Sand_Plover
