Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus - Gravelot mongol Pluvier de Mongolie

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Charadrius
Species
:
mongolus

Descriptor

Pallas, 1776

Biometrics

Size
: 21 cm
Wingspan
: 45 à 58 cm.
Weight
: 39 à 110 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Charadrius mongolus mongolus (se Siberia)
Charadrius mongolus pamirensis (mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to wc China)
Charadrius mongolus atrifrons (c and e Himalayas to s Tibet)
Charadrius mongolus schaeferi (e Tibet to s Mongolia)
Charadrius mongolus stegmanni (ne Siberia)

Foreign names

Gravelot mongol,
Chorlitejo mongol chico,
borrelho-pequeno-de-colar-ruivo,
Mongolenregenpfeifer,
tibeti lile,
Mongoolse Plevier,
Corriere mongolo,
mongolpipare,
Mongollo,
kulík krátkozobý,
kulík menší,
Mongolsk Præstekrave,
ylänkötylli,
Mongoolse Strandkiewiet,
corriol mongol,
Hjarðlóa,
sieweczka mongolska,
Mongolijas tārtiņš,
mongolski deževnik,
Монгольский зуёк,
Cerek-pasir mongolia,
メダイチドリ,
蒙古沙鸻,
นกหัวโตทรายเล็ก,
蒙古鴴〔蒙古沙鴴〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subarctic, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl.

pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land