Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius - Gravelot pâtre Pluvier pâtre

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Temminck, 1823

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: 40 à 44 cm.
Weight
: 26 à 54 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Kittlitz's Plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Gravelot pâtre,
Chorlitejo pecuario,
borrelho-do-gado,
Hirtenregenpfeifer,
apró lile,
Herdersplevier,
Corriere di Kittlitz,
kittlitzstrandpipare,
Kittlitzlo,
kulík pastiersky,
kulík africký,
Kittlitz´ Præstekrave,
afrikantylli,
Geelborsstrandkiewiet,
corriol pecuari,
Fitjalóa,
sieweczka piaskowa,
ganību tārtiņš,
pritlikavi deževnik,
Зуёк-пастух,
ヒメチドリ,
基氏沙鸻,
herdepipare,
基特氏沙鴴,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland

) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)