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| − | + | [[Image:Collared_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}}<br />Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul, [[Brazil]], August 2004]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Anarhynchus|Anarhynchus]] collaris | |
| − | [[Image:Collared_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by arthurgrosset < | + | ''Charadrius collaris'' |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18 cm | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Black breast band<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *White forehead | ||
| + | *Black frontal bar | ||
| + | *Black stripe from bill to eye | ||
| + | *Chestnut mid-crown and nape | ||
| + | *Yellow legs<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': similar, though some may show a brownish tinge to the black areas | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from [[Mexico]] to northern [[Argentina]] and central [[Chile]]. | ||
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| + | Accidental vagrant to [[Texas]] (1 record). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wetlands, ponds, riverbanks and sandy beaches, flooded fields and freshwater marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest in a bare ground scrape often next to grass tufts. The clutch consists of 2 brown-blotched creamy eggs. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Flight call''': a sharp metallic ''pip''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch| "Anarhynchus collaris" {{!}} "Charadrius collaris" {{!}} "Collared Plover"}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anarhynchus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:29, 15 March 2024
- Anarhynchus collaris
Charadrius collaris
Identification
18 cm
- Brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Black breast band
Male
- White forehead
- Black frontal bar
- Black stripe from bill to eye
- Chestnut mid-crown and nape
- Yellow legs
Female: similar, though some may show a brownish tinge to the black areas
Distribution
Central and South America: found from Mexico to northern Argentina and central Chile.
Accidental vagrant to Texas (1 record).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Wetlands, ponds, riverbanks and sandy beaches, flooded fields and freshwater marshes.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a bare ground scrape often next to grass tufts. The clutch consists of 2 brown-blotched creamy eggs.
Vocalisation
Flight call: a sharp metallic pip.
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/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Plover
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
