Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus - Gravelot à collier interrompu Pluvier à collier interrompu

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Charadrius
Species
:
alexandrinus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 18 cm
Wingspan
: 42 à 45 cm.
Weight
: 40 à 60 g

Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus (w Europe, Atlantic Is. and n Africa to n China)
Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis (se Russia, ne, e China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan)
Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi (s India, Sri Lanka)

Foreign names

Gravelot à collier interrompu,
Chorlitejo patinegro,
borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida,
Seeregenpfeifer,
széki lile,
Strandplevier,
Fratino,
svartbent strandpipare,
Hvitbrystlo,
kulík morský,
kulík mořský,
Hvidbrystet Præstekrave,
mustajalkatylli,
Bleekstrandkiewiet,
corriol camanegre,
Strandlóa,
sieweczka morska,
jūras tārtiņš,
beločeli deževnik,
Морской зуёк,
Cerek tilil,
シロチドリ,
环颈鸻,
นกหัวโตขาดำ,
東方環頸鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), S

easonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Desert : Hot, Temperate ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Salt Exploitation Sites, Excavations (open)