Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus - Gravelot mongol Pluvier de Mongolie

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Charadriidés

  • Genus
    :

    Charadrius

  • Species
    :

    mongolus

Descriptor

Pallas, 1776

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 21 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 45 à 58 cm.
  • Weight
    : 39 à 110 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Gravelot mongol
♂ adult plum. breeding
Gravelot mongol
♀ adult plum. breeding

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Charadrius mongolus mongolus (se Siberia)
  • Charadrius mongolus pamirensis (mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to wc China)
  • Charadrius mongolus atrifrons (c and e Himalayas to s Tibet)
  • Charadrius mongolus schaeferi (e Tibet to s Mongolia)
  • Charadrius mongolus stegmanni (ne Siberia)

Foreign names

  • Gravelot mongol,
  • Chorlitejo mongol chico,
  • borrelho-pequeno-de-colar-ruivo,
  • Mongolenregenpfeifer,
  • tibeti lile,
  • Mongoolse Plevier,
  • Corriere mongolo,
  • mongolpipare,
  • Mongollo,
  • kulík krátkozobý,
  • kulík menší,
  • Mongolsk Præstekrave,
  • ylänkötylli,
  • Mongoolse Strandkiewiet,
  • corriol mongol,
  • Hjarðlóa,
  • sieweczka mongolska,
  • Mongolijas tārtiņš,
  • mongolski deževnik,
  • Монгольский зуёк,
  • Cerek-pasir mongolia,
  • メダイチドリ,
  • 蒙古沙鸻,
  • นกหัวโตทรายเล็ก,
  • 蒙古鴴〔蒙古沙鴴〕,

Voice song and cries

Gravelot mongol
♂ adult

Habitat

Gravelot mongol
adult plum. post breeding

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subarctic, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl.

pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, 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 : Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Gravelot mongol
published: - Updated: 01-09-2015
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