Caspian Plover

Anarhynchus asiaticus - Pluvier asiatique

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Anarhynchus
Species
:
asiaticus

Descriptor

Pallas, 1773

Biometrics

Size
: 20 cm
Wingspan
: 55 à 61 cm.
Weight
: 70 à 91 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Caspian Plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Pluvier asiatique,
Chorlitejo asiático chico,
borrelho-do-cáspio,
Wermutregenpfeifer,
sztyeppi lile,
Kaspische Plevier,
Corriere asiatico,
kaspisk pipare,
Rødbrystlo,
kulík palinový,
kulík kaspický,
Kaspisk Præstekrave,
kaspiantylli,
Asiatiese Strandkiewiet,
corriol asiàtic,
Leirlóa,
sieweczka długonoga,
Kaspijas tārtiņš,
kaspijski deževnik,
Каспийский зуёк,
ニシオオチドリ,
红胸鸻,
紅胸鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetla

nds (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Salt Exploitation Sites