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Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius - Petit Gravelot

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1786

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: 42 à 48 cm.
Weight
: 30 à 50 g

Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 3 Subspecies

Charadrius dubius dubius (Philippines to New Guinea and the Bismarck Arch.)
Charadrius dubius curonicus (n Africa, Europe, Asia. except sc and se.)
Charadrius dubius jerdoni (India to s China and Indochina)

Foreign names

Petit Gravelot,
Chorlitejo Chico,
Borrelho-pequeno-de-coleira,
Flussregenpfeifer,
Kis lile,
Kleine Plevier,
Corriere piccolo,
Mindre strandpipare,
Dverglo,
kulík riečny,
kulík říční,
Lille Præstekrave,
pikkutylli,
corriol anellat petit,
Vatnalóa,
sieweczka rzeczna,
upes tārtiņš, klienis,
mali deževnik,
Малый зуёк,
Cerek kalung-kecil,
コチドリ,
金眶鸻,
นกหัวโตเล็กขาเหลือง,
小環頸鴴〔金眶鴴〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Excavations (open), Wastewater Treatment Areas, Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v7.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017.

Other sources of interest