BirdUp · Species
Oriental Plover
Anarhynchus veredus(Gould, 1848)
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Anarhynchus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The oriental plover, also known as the oriental dotterel, is a medium-sized plover closely related to the Caspian plover. It breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Temperate inland east Asia: south Tuva and south Transbaikalia (north of Mongolia, south-central Siberia), Mongolia (except far west, south) and west Inner Mongolia (north-central China)
- Non-breeding range
- Inland and coastal Indonesian Arch. from Java to Lesser Sundas, south New Guinea and across northern Australia and the arid interior.
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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