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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] leschenaultii | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] leschenaultii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*White throat | *White throat | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| − | + | Very similar to [[Lesser Sand Plover]] but differs by combination of following subtle features: | |
| + | [[Image:Greater sandplover mudflats P300 kw60x DSCN2836.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], April 2011]] | ||
| + | *larger size | ||
| + | *longer appearance | ||
| + | *squarer head | ||
| + | *thicker and longer bill with more tapered tip | ||
| + | *longer tibia | ||
| + | *typically paler legs usually tinged greenish or yellowish | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Breeds in south-central [[Asia]]; winters to southern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]]. | Breeds in south-central [[Asia]]; winters to southern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]]. | ||
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Accidental vagrant to [[California]] (1 record). | Accidental vagrant to [[California]] (1 record). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 3 September 2017
- Charadrius leschenaultii
Identification
20–25 cm (7¾-9¾ in)
- Chestnut crown and upper breast
- Black mask
- White throat
Similar Species
Very similar to Lesser Sand Plover but differs by combination of following subtle features:
- larger size
- longer appearance
- squarer head
- thicker and longer bill with more tapered tip
- longer tibia
- typically paler legs usually tinged greenish or yellowish
Distribution
Breeds in south-central Asia; winters to southern Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia. Accidental vagrant to California (1 record).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies1:
- C. l. columbinus:
- breeds Turkey to southern Afghanistan; winters south-eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea
- C. l. crassirostris:
- breeds Transcaspia to south-eastern Kazakstan; winters to South Africa
- C. l. leschenaultii:
- Western China to southern Mongolia and southern Siberia; winters Australasia
Habitat
Tidal flats, salt pans and estuaries.
Behaviour
Diet
Insectivorous; their main diet consists of beetles, snails and worms. They also eat shrimps, crabs, termites etc.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Juvenile
Photo by TAE-HEON CHOI
South Korea, August 2010
Photo by Lior Kislev
Maagan Michael, Israel, September 2012
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Greater Sand Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Sand_Plover
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