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Little ringed plover

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The little ringed plover is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband, and a black mask around the eye with a noticeable yellow eyering, while its forehead, belly, and the rest of its breast are white. A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands, and river edges, and its diet consists mainly of insects and worms that it forages for in muddy areas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Charadrius dubius 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Little ringed plover (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands, and river edges, and its diet consists mainly of insects and worms that it forages for in muddy areas.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Little ringed plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18851 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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