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Greater sand plover

Birds

The greater sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds. Its spelling is sometimes given as greater sandplover or greater sand-plover, though the official spelling used by the International Ornithologists' Union and the British Ornithologists' Union is greater sand plover. Its specific name, leschenaultii, commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. Like most other species now placed in the genus Anarhynchus, it was until recently included in the genus Charadrius.

Facts
Scientific Name
Charadrius leschenaultii 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Body Size Band
Small 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
21.6 7
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Greater sand plover (Wikidata)
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Africa

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Australia

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Djibouti

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Eritrea

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Kenya

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Mozambique

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Tanzania

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Greater sand plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18857 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Charadriidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Greater sand plover (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: charadrius leschenaultii
    4267 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Charadriidae Plovers 54 BL3 Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover 90 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 74.8 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Charadrius leschenaultii, Nocturnal column
    Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover 90 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Charadrius leschenaultii
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 21.6 years (wild)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Charadrius
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1039
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1039
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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