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[[Image:Kentish_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tarabilla|tarabilla}}<br /> Almeria, [[Spain]]]]
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[[Image:Kentish_Plover.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|tarabilla|tarabilla}}<br /> Almeria, [[Spain]]]]
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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] alexandrinus
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;[[:Category:Anarhynchus|Anarhynchus]] alexandrinus
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''Charadrius alexandrinus''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15-17 cm
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15-17.5 cm (6-7 in)
 
*Upperparts greyish brown
 
*Upperparts greyish brown
 
*Underparts white
 
*Underparts white
 
*Black legs<br />
 
*Black legs<br />
 
'''Female''': has a grey head, lacking any black markings
 
'''Female''': has a grey head, lacking any black markings
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====Similar Species====
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[[Image:Kentish Plover B.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Old salt ponds, Budai area, [[Taiwan]], November 2008]]
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Most other similar [[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] plovers lack combination of white hind collar and black patches on the sides of the breast, but see [[Snowy Plover]] and [[White-faced Plover]].
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Kentish Plover B.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Old salt ponds, Budai area, [[Taiwan]], November 2008]]
 
 
Found in [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]] east to [[Indonesia]].
 
Found in [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]] east to [[Indonesia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>====
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[[Snowy Plover]] from the Americas was formerly considered conspecific. The [[White-faced Plover]] from southeast [[Asia]] was recently split out as a full species.
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[[Image:Herschaalde kopie van 07120117s.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|charelli|charelli}}<br />Brouwersdam, The [[Netherlands]], December 2007]]
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*''C. a. alexandrinus'':
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====Subspecies====
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:*[[Western Palearctic]] to north-eastern [[China]]; winters to [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], [[Indonesia]]
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[[Image:Herschaalde kopie van 07120117s.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|charelli|charelli}}<br />Brouwersdam, The [[Netherlands]], December 2007]]
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*''C. a. dealbatus'':
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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:*Southern [[Japan]], Ryukyu Island and eastern [[China]]; winters to [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]]
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*''A. a. alexandrinus'':
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*''C. a. seebohmi'':
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:*Breeds [[Western Palearctic]] to north-eastern [[China]], southern [[Japan]], and Ryukyu Islands; winters to [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Borneo]]
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*''A. a. nihonensis''  
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:*Breeds coasts of extreme southeastern [[Russia]], Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands, northern [[Japan]], and perhaps northeastern [[China]]; non-breeding range unknown
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*''A. a. seebohmi'':
 
:*South-eastern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]
 
:*South-eastern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]
  
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[[Snowy Plover]] from the Americas was formerly considered conspecific.<br />
 
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[[Image:1986 wfp edited-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|White-faced Plover: a full species?<br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi Province, [[Thailand]], March 2011]]
 
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A form discovered in southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China) and commonly named White-faced Plover may belong to this species or form a full species. It seems that this birds were originally described as ''dealbatus'', a name that later was accidentally transferred to the ''dealbatus'' subspecies of today.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Sandy coasts and brackish inland lakes, and is uncommon on fresh water.
 
Sandy coasts and brackish inland lakes, and is uncommon on fresh water.
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Diet includes insects and other invertebrates.
 
Diet includes insects and other invertebrates.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
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<flashmp3>Charadrius alexandrinus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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{{ Audio|Charadrius alexandrinus (song).mp3 }}
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''[[Media:Charadrius alexandrinus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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==Gallery==
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Click images to see larger version
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<gallery>
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Image:Kentish_Plover.JPG|Chick<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Bhavnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], April-2018
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Image:DSC 2003-768x1145.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|markho|markho}}<br />Tivira, [[Portugal]], April
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Image:DSC 3896.jpg|Distraction display|Photo &copy; by {{user|gerald762|gerald762}}<br />Barbate, Andalucia, [[Spain]], 1 July 2019
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</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Avibase
 
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
 
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
 
# [http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1998429 Birdforum thread] discussing AOU NACC proposal to split Snowy Plover and other taxonomic changes
 
# [http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1998429 Birdforum thread] discussing AOU NACC proposal to split Snowy Plover and other taxonomic changes
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Charadrius+alexandrinus}}
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{{GSearch|"Anarhynchus alexandrinus" {{!}} "Charadrius alexandrinus" {{!}} "Kentish Plover"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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{{Video|Kentish_Plover}}
 
  
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]][[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anarhynchus]][[Category:Bird Songs]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 9 January 2024

Photo © by tarabilla
Almeria, Spain
Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Charadrius alexandrinus

Identification

15-17.5 cm (6-7 in)

  • Upperparts greyish brown
  • Underparts white
  • Black legs

Female: has a grey head, lacking any black markings

Similar Species

Female
Photo © by Mark Bruce
Old salt ponds, Budai area, Taiwan, November 2008

Most other similar Charadrius plovers lack combination of white hind collar and black patches on the sides of the breast, but see Snowy Plover and White-faced Plover.

Distribution

Found in Europe, Africa and Asia east to Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Snowy Plover from the Americas was formerly considered conspecific. The White-faced Plover from southeast Asia was recently split out as a full species.

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by charelli
Brouwersdam, The Netherlands, December 2007

There are 4 subspecies1:

  • A. a. alexandrinus:
  • A. a. nihonensis
  • Breeds coasts of extreme southeastern Russia, Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands, northern Japan, and perhaps northeastern China; non-breeding range unknown
  • A. a. seebohmi:

Habitat

Sandy coasts and brackish inland lakes, and is uncommon on fresh water.

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in a ground scrape and lays 3-5 eggs.

Diet

Diet includes insects and other invertebrates.

Vocalisation

Gallery

Click images to see larger version

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
  4. Birdforum thread discussing AOU NACC proposal to split Snowy Plover and other taxonomic changes

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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