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Little ringed plover

Birds

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.

Facts
Scientific Name
Charadrius dubius 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Small 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 5
Lifespan
13 6
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Little ringed plover (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Little ringed plover (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Djibouti

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Eritrea

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France

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Kenya

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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South Asia

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Spain

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Tanzania

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. Little ringed plover (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges. Its diet consists mainly of insects and worms, which it forages for in muddy areas.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Lead
    A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges.
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3. 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.
  • 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. 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 dubius
    4239 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Charadriidae Plovers 54 BL3 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 20 80 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 38.7 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Charadrius dubius, Nocturnal column
    Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 20 80 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Charadrius dubius
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 13 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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