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Oriental Plover
Anarhynchus veredus(Gould, 1848)
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Anarhynchus
At a glance
The Oriental Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 21–25 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.
- Size
- 21–25 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Oriental Plover look like?
The Oriental Plover is a medium-sized bird, about 21–25 cm long.
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
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Oriental Plover eat?
The Oriental Plover feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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