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  5. Anarhynchus
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  7. Greater Sand Plover

BirdUp · Species

Greater Sand Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii(Lesson, RP, 1826)

Conservation status: VulnerableOrigin: Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Anarhynchus

At a glance

The Greater Sand Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long, listed as Vulnerable and native to Australia.

Size
22–25 cm
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Origin
Native
Commonness
Rare
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Greater Sand Plover look like?

The Greater Sand Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long and weighing 55–121 g.

The greater sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is often given as "greater sandplover" or "greater sand-plover", but the official IOC and British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "Greater Sand Plover". The specific leschenaultii commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. Like most other species in the genus Anarhynchus, it was until recently included in the genus Charadrius.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
22–25 cm
Weight
55–121 g
Wingspan
53 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Greater Sand Plover eat?

The Greater Sand Plover feeds on intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Greater Sand Plover live in Australia?

The Greater Sand Plover is native to Australia.

Breeding range
Inland west to east-central Asia: Turkey to east Mongolia
Non-breeding range
Coastal east and south Africa to south Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; south Japan), Australia, Melanesia and west Micronesia