Kentish plover

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The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Charadrius alexandrinus 2
Kentish plover canonical 2
Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
plover
shorebird
activityPattern diurnal
averageMass about 35–45 g
billColor black
binomialName Charadrius alexandrinus
linked to: Kentish plover
bodyLength about 15–17 cm
breedingRange North Africa
central Asia
western Europe
linked to: Western Europe
class Aves
clutchSize 2–4 eggs
commonName Kentish plover
Kentish sand plover
linked to: Kentish plover
conservationMeasures nest-site fencing and signage
protection of breeding beaches
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet crustaceans
insects
marine worms
other small invertebrates
eggColor pale with dark speckles
family Charadriidae
feedingHabitat intertidal zones
wet sand and mudflats
femalePlumageFeature duller head markings
foragingBehavior run-and-pause feeding
genus Charadrius
habitat coastal lagoons
inland saline lakes
salt flats
sandy coasts
hasSubspecies Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus
linked to: Kentish plover

Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis
linked to: Charadrius

Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi
linked to: Charadrius
incubationBehavior shared by both parents
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
legColor dark gray to black
maleBreedingPlumageFeature black ear-covert patch
partial black breast band
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeRange Eurasia
North Africa
nestSubstrate bare sand
gravel
nestType ground scrape
nonBreedingRange South Asia
Southeast Asia
sub-Saharan Africa
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
order Charadriiformes
parentalCare biparental
parentTaxon Charadrius
phylum Chordata
plumageColor pale sandy brown upperparts
white underparts
sexualDimorphism present
similarTo little ringed plover
snowy plover
socialBehavior often breeds in loose colonies
taxonRank species
threats coastal development
habitat loss
human disturbance on beaches
vocalizationType soft, high-pitched calls
wingspan about 42–45 cm
yearDescribed 1758

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charadriidae notableSpecies Charadrius alexandrinus
linked to: Kentish plover
Kentish plover binomialName Charadrius alexandrinus
linked to: Kentish plover
Kentish plover commonName Kentish plover
Kentish plover commonName Kentish sand plover
linked to: Kentish plover
Kentish plover hasSubspecies Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus
linked to: Kentish plover