Plovers (Charadriidae)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) - HBW 3, p. 426
French: Pluvier petit-gravelot
German: Flußregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Chico
Taxonomy: Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786, Luzon.
In past, birds of S Japan and China erroneously attributed to nominate race, and those of New Guinea region erroneously placed in jerdoni. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- curonicus Gmelin, 1789 - Eurasia, from British Is, N Africa and Canary Is to Russian Far East, Korea, E China and Japan; winters in Africa S of Sahara, Arabia, E China and Indonesia.
- jerdoni (Legge, 1880) - India and SE Asia.
- dubius Scopoli, 1786 - Philippines S to New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Little Ringed Plover cuddling it's tiny ones Locality Darscho, Seewinkel, Burgenland State, Austria (ssp curonicus)
Andreas Gruber 2 July 2010 1 year ago 1 min 45 sec 4.6 -
very common birds in Taiwan ricefiled Locality Yilan County, Taiwan
Vicky Cheng 19 January 2011 51 weeks ago 1 min 2 sec 4.4 -
An adult brooding a chick and walking away Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 2003 7 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 11 April 2010 1 year ago 50 sec 4.3 -
An adult incubating its eggs Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 1999 8 years ago 15 sec 4.2 -
An adult brooding chicks and running away Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 26 May 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 4.1
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feeding in a pond
Locality Al Khor, Qatar
John A Thompson 6 January 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
adult and new born baby
Locality Taiwan
alder 2 June 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Yello ring... Yellow flowers
Locality Netherlands
Rob Belterman 27 April 2008 1 year ago 4.2 -
Stepping forward cautiously
Locality Marshside RSPB Nature Reserve, Southport, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 8 May 2011 31 weeks ago 4 -
Standing on the marshland
Locality Marshside RSPB Nature Reserve, Southport, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 8 May 2011 31 weeks ago 4 -
A bird foraging on the ground
Locality China (Northern)
Nathanael Goldman 30 April 2011 35 weeks ago 4
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A bird calls as it sits down on a sandy beach Locality Rethymon, Crete Region, Greece
(ssp curonicus)
Joe Angseesing 26 May 2007 2 years ago 3.7 -
An adult bird calling. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp curonicus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 23 weeks ago 3 -
Calling while feeding Locality Chandlai, Tonk District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp jerdoni)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 2010 1 year ago 2.5
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