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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] veredus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] veredus | ||
| − | [[Image:Oriental Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | [[Image:Oriental Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by tcollins at Fogg Dam, Northern Territories, [[Australia]]]] |
==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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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Breeds from [[Siberia]] to [[Manchuria]] and [[Mongolia]]; winters to [[Australasia]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones. | Open grasslands in arid and semi-arid zones. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Its diet includes insects. | + | Its diet includes insects. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Charadrius+veredus}} | {{GSearch|Charadrius+veredus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1019&Bird_Image_ID=3151&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1019&Bird_Image_ID=3151&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]][[category:incomplete]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Charadrius]] [[category:incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 22 July 2008
- Charadrius veredus
Photo by tcollins at Fogg Dam, Northern Territories, Australia
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.
