Plovers (Charadriidae)

Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus) - HBW 3, p. 437

French: Pluvier de Mongolie German: Mongolenregenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlitejo Mongol Chico
Other common names: Mongolian Plover/Sandplover/Dotterel/Sand-dotterel

Taxonomy: Charadrius mongolus Pallas, 1776, salt-lakes towards Mongolian border = Kulusutay, probably on Onon River, Siberia.
C Asian and Himalayan populations form megasubspecies, atrifrons. Five subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

pamirensis Richmond, 1896 - W Tien Shan, Pamirs and Karakoram to W Kunlun Shan; winters S & E Africa to W India.
atrifrons Wagler, 1829 - Himalayas and S Tibet; winters India to Sumatra.
schaeferi Meyer de Schauensee, 1938 - E Tibet N to S Mongolia; winters Thailand to Greater Sundas.

See all 5 subspecies

pamirensis Richmond, 1896 - W Tien Shan, Pamirs and Karakoram to W Kunlun Shan; winters S & E Africa to W India.
atrifrons Wagler, 1829 - Himalayas and S Tibet; winters India to Sumatra.
schaeferi Meyer de Schauensee, 1938 - E Tibet N to S Mongolia; winters Thailand to Greater Sundas.
mongolus Pallas, 1776 - inland E Siberia and Russian Far East; winters Taiwan to Australia.
stegmanni Portenko, 1939 - Kolymskiy, Kamchatka, N Kuril Is and Commander Is N to Chukotskiy Peninsula; winters S Ryukyu Is and Taiwan to Australia.