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Kentish plover

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The Kentish plover is a small wader in the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons and coasts, and can also be found in sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert and tundra. Both sexes have pale plumage with a white underside and a grey-brown back, dark legs and a dark bill, but males additionally show dark, incomplete breast bands and dark markings on the sides of the head, making the species sexually dimorphic. 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
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Charadrius alexandrinus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Kentish plover (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
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Lake, Biomes
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Salt Marsh, Biomes
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Tundra, Biomes
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Wetlands, Biomes
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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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Ireland

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North America

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Asia

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Spain

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Kentish plover (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader (40-44 g (1.4-1.6 oz)) of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Desert, Distribution
    They are known to reside and breed in multiple types of habitat, from desert with ground temperatures reaching 50 °C to tundra.
  • In Biome: Tundra, Distribution
    They are known to reside and breed in multiple types of habitat, from desert with ground temperatures reaching 50 °C to tundra.
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitats and movement
    The breeding habitats are most commonly alkali lake shores, wetlands, salt marshes, and coastland, which is fitting with the results of a study that investigated what makes an environment suitable for a breeding habitat for the Kentish plover.
  • In Biome: Salt Marsh, Habitats and movement
    The breeding habitats are most commonly alkali lake shores, wetlands, salt marshes, and coastland, which is fitting with the results of a study that investigated what makes an environment suitable for a breeding habitat for the Kentish plover.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Habitats and movement
    The breeding habitats are most commonly alkali lake shores, wetlands, salt marshes, and coastland, which is fitting with the results of a study that investigated what makes an environment suitable for a breeding habitat for the Kentish plover.
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3. Kentish plover (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18855 (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. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Charadrius alexandrinus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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