Plovers (Charadriidae)
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
French: Pluvier à collier interrompu German: Seeregenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlitejo Patinegro
Other common names: Snowy Plover (New World races), Sandplover
Taxonomy:
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758, Egypt.
Forms superspecies with C. marginatus, C. javanicus and C. ruficapillus; all of these have on occasion been considered conspecific with present species, especially C. javanicus (see page 386); in contrast, races nivosus and occidentalis sometimes considered to constitute one or two additional distinct species. Part of population on Gulf of Mexico often separated as race tenuirostris, on basis of supposedly paler coloration, but many recent authors include it in nivosus. Five subspecies usually recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - W Europe, E Atlantic Is and N Africa (S to Senegal) E through Mediterranean, NE Africa, Middle East, SW & C Asia to Russian Far East and NE China; winters S to sub-Saharan Africa, S Asia and W Indonesia.
- dealbatus (Swinhoe, 1870) - S Japan, Ryukyu Is and E & SE China; winters S to Philippines and Borneo.
- seebohmi Hartert & Jackson, 1915 - SE India and Sri Lanka.
- alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758 - W Europe, E Atlantic Is and N Africa (S to Senegal) E through Mediterranean, NE Africa, Middle East, SW & C Asia to Russian Far East and NE China; winters S to sub-Saharan Africa, S Asia and W Indonesia.
- dealbatus (Swinhoe, 1870) - S Japan, Ryukyu Is and E & SE China; winters S to Philippines and Borneo.
- seebohmi Hartert & Jackson, 1915 - SE India and Sri Lanka.
- nivosus (Cassin, 1858) - W, C & SC USA, NW, C & E Mexico, Bahamas, Greater Antilles and Netherlands Antilles; winters S to Panama.
- occidentalis (Cabanis, 1872) - coastal Peru to SC Chile.
- Least Concern
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An adult entering to the nest California, USA (nivosus)
Don DesJardin 30 June 2006 2 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
Two birds in winter plumage standing on the mud Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (dealbatus)
Bob Thompson 31 December 1999 2 years ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile lurching into its mother's belly feathers before running away Burgenland State, Austria (alexandrinus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 20 May 2006 2 years ago 45 sec 4.5 -
A female in the nest Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (alexandrinus)
Pedro Rubio 1994 5 years ago 6 sec 4.1 -
A juvenile Marismas de Puerto Real, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 34 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
A chick standing and running in shallow water Al Ruwais, Qatar (alexandrinus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 1 year ago 34 sec 4
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A chick in the hand. Salines de la Trinitat, Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (alexandrinus)
Alberto Soria 17 May 1980 10 weeks ago 4 -
A chick in the hand. Salines de la Trinitat, Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (alexandrinus)
Alberto Soria 17 May 1980 10 weeks ago 4 -
bird running Pucusana, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 January 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
Bird on the shoreline Albufera de Medio Mundo, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 January 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
Bird on the shoreline Albufera de Medio Mundo, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 January 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
Nest with 3 eggs. Étang de Pissevaches, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (alexandrinus)
Georges Olioso 6 June 2007 39 weeks ago 4
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