Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii - Gravelot de Leschenault Pluvier de Leschenault

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Charadrius
Species
:
leschenaultii

Descriptor

Lesson, RP, 1826

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: 53 à 60 cm.
Weight
: 75 à 100 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii (w China to s Mongolia and s Siberia)
Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus (Turkey to s Afghanistan)
Charadrius leschenaultii scythicus (Turkmenistan through s Kazakhstan)

Foreign names

Gravelot de Leschenault,
Chorlitejo mongol grande,
borrelho-grande-de-colar-ruivo,
Wüstenregenpfeifer,
sivatagi lile,
Woestijnplevier,
Corriere di Leschenault,
ökenpipare,
Ørkenlo,
kulík veľkozobý,
kulík větší,
Ørkenpræstekrave,
aavikkotylli,
Grootstrandkiewiet,
corriol de Leschnault,
Auðnalóa,
sieweczka pustynna,
tuksneša tārtiņš,
debelokljuni deževnik,
Толстоклювый зуёк,
Cerek-pasir besar,
オオメダイチドリ,
铁嘴沙鸻,
นกหัวโตทรายใหญ่,
鐵嘴鴴〔鐵嘴沙鴴〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Rocky areas (eg.

inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

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