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Common ringed plover

Birds

The common ringed plover, also called the great ringed plover or simply ringed plover, is a species of bird in the plover family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia as well as Greenland. 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
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Charadrius hiaticula 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Body Size Band
Small 7
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 7
Lifespan
20.8 8
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Common ringed plover (Wikidata)

In Biome

Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Charadrius hiaticula
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Charadrius hiaticula
Tundra, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Charadrius hiaticula

In Ecosystem

Svalbard, Ecosystems
Source Common ringed plover (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Eritrea

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France

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Ireland

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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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Poland

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Russia

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tanzania

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Ukraine

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United States

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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): Freshwater
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Common ringed plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26816 (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. NatureServe Explorer: Charadrius hiaticula
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Tundra, Species characteristics: Tundra
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
  • In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Species characteristics: Tidal flat/shore
    "estuarineHabitatDescEn": "Tidal flat/shore"
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5. 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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6. Common ringed plover (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Svalbard, Taxonomy
    Three subspecies are recognised: C. h. psammodromus Salomonsen, 1930, Arctic of North Atlantic: Ellesmere Island and Baffin Island (northeast Canada, sporadic); Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Svalbard (north of Norway) C. h. hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758, temperate east North Atlantic region: British Isles and northwest France to south Scandinavia and Baltic States C. h. tu
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7. 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 hiaticula
    4236 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Charadriidae Plovers 54 BL3 Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover 100 0 0 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 64.04 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Charadrius hiaticula, Nocturnal column
    Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover 100 0 0 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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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Charadrius hiaticula
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 20.8 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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