BirdUp · Species
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubiusScopoli, 1786
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Charadrius
At a glance
The Little Ringed Plover is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long, listed as Least Concern. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–17 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Vagrant
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Little Ringed Plover look like?
The Little Ringed Plover is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long and weighing 26–53 g.
The little ringed plover is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband and a black mask around the eye with a noticeable yellow eyering. Its forehead, belly and the rest of the breast are white. A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges. Its diet consists mainly of insects and worms, which it forages for in muddy areas.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Little Ringed Plover?
The Little Ringed Plover is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Little Ringed Plover eat?
The Little Ringed Plover feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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