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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A bird calls as it sits down on a sandy beach Locality Rethymon, Crete Region, Greece
(ssp curonicus)
Joe Angseesing 26 May 2007 3 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 1 year ago 3 -
Calling while feeding Locality Chandlai, Tonk District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp jerdoni)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 2010 3 years ago 2.5
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