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[[Image:Greater sandplover 4.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding plumage, subspecies ''leschenaultii''<br />Photo © by {{user|bievreJJ|bievreJJ}}<br />Hsinchu, [[Taiwan]], April 2017]] | [[Image:Greater sandplover 4.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding plumage, subspecies ''leschenaultii''<br />Photo © by {{user|bievreJJ|bievreJJ}}<br />Hsinchu, [[Taiwan]], April 2017]] | ||
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[[Image:36820305082 118f9b0524 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding plumage. Ssp. ''leschenaultii''<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Marina East Drive, [[Singapore]], September 2017]] | [[Image:36820305082 118f9b0524 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding plumage. Ssp. ''leschenaultii''<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Marina East Drive, [[Singapore]], September 2017]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:42, 30 December 2023
- Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Charadrius leschenaultii
Identification
20–25 cm (7¾-9¾ in)
- Chestnut crown and upper breast
- Black mask
- White throat
Similar Species
Very similar to Siberian Sand Plover and Tibetan 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:
- A. l. columbinus:
- breeds Turkey to southern Afghanistan; winters south-eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea
- A. l. crassirostris:
- breeds Transcaspia to south-eastern Kazakstan; winters to South Africa
- A. 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., 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/
- 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 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Sand_Plover
External Links
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