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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] veredus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] veredus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Sandy-olive upperparts, buff white eyebrow, buff-grey upperbreast with white underparts, grey brown underwing. | Sandy-olive upperparts, buff white eyebrow, buff-grey upperbreast with white underparts, grey brown underwing. | ||
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A monotypic species. | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones. | Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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{{GSearch|Charadrius+veredus}} | {{GSearch|Charadrius+veredus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | ||
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- Charadrius veredus
Identification
Sandy-olive upperparts, buff white eyebrow, buff-grey upperbreast with white underparts, grey brown underwing.
Distribution
Breeds from Siberia to Manchuria and Mongolia; winters to Australasia.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones.
Behaviour
Its diet includes insects.
