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 (7)

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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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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
Charadrius → includesTaxon → Charadrius hiaticula ⓘ
linked to: Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus → commonName → Kentish plover ⓘ
subject linked to: Charadrius
Charadrius → includesTaxon → Charadrius dubius ⓘ
linked to: Kentish plover
Charadrius → includesTaxon → Charadrius mongolus ⓘ
linked to: Kentish plover