BirdUp · Species
Greater Sand Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii(Lesson, RP, 1826)
- 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
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
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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