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 2 years ago 1 min 45 sec 4.7 -
very common birds in Taiwan ricefiled Locality Yilan County, Taiwan
Vicky Cheng 19 January 2011 2 years ago 1 min 2 sec 4.5 -
An adult incubating its eggs Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 1999 9 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on the ground. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 11 April 2010 2 years ago 50 sec 4.4 -
An adult brooding a chick and walking away Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 2003 8 years ago 13 sec 4.4 -
An adult brooding chicks and running away Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 26 May 2006 6 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
Two birds looking for food. Locality Merfelder Bruch, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 6 April 2013 5 weeks ago 1 min 35 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird looking fot food (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 28 weeks ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird looking for food. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 32 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
An incubating female at the nest with four eggs. Locality Algete, Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 2 July 2012 44 weeks ago 33 sec 4 -
An adult on foraging excursions before returning to its nest Locality Neumann's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp curonicus)
Greg Baker 7 June 2005 1 year ago 1 min 7 sec 4 -
A juvenile looking around. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 12 September 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4 -
An adult on the ground, feeding. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 51 sec 4 -
A bird flushing hordes of flies and feeding. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 8 May 2009 3 years ago 22 sec 4 -
An adult foraging on the mud. Locality Athens, Attica Region, Greece (ssp curonicus)
Eldert Groenewoud 14 April 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A pair standing quietly on the ground. Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 14 May 2008 4 years ago 48 sec 4 -
An adult brooding chicks Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 2003 8 years ago 14 sec 4 -
An adult bird bathing and preening Locality Rethymon, Crete Region, Greece (ssp curonicus)
Joe Angseesing 24 May 2007 4 years ago 46 sec 3.9 -
An adult walking on the ground. Locality Himavad Gopalaswamy, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 9 December 2009 3 years ago 48 sec 3.8 -
A bird vocalizing and pecking the soil. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 30 weeks ago 36 sec 3.8 -
An adult brooding chicks Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 2003 8 years ago 29 sec 3.7 -
An adult preening itself Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 1999 9 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
An individual walking and feeding in the mud. Locality Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A lateral view Locality Hedmark County, Norway (ssp dubius)
Eric Roualet 10 May 2009 2 years ago 8 sec 3.7 -
Little Ringed Plover feeding Locality Burgenland State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 27 April 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
Little Ringed Plover preening Locality Austria (ssp curonicus)
Andreas Gruber 29 June 2010 2 years ago 56 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding and walking. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 11 April 2010 2 years ago 34 sec 3.7 -
An adult feeding on the ground. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 49 sec 3.7 -
An adult feeding on the ground. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 56 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
An adult bird foraging along a lake shore Locality Burgenland State, Austria (ssp curonicus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 27 May 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 3.7 -
A juvenile resting, then stretching its wing and tail Locality Årnestangen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp dubius)
Eric Roualet 23 July 2011 1 year ago 13 sec 3.6 -
A bird at close range, foraging around. Locality Lauwersmeer, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 26 March 2011 2 years ago 23 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird looking up, defecating and looking fot food (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 27 weeks ago 24 sec 3.5 -
Two juveniles adopting a tail-up defensive posture when threatened by a passing Eurasian Sparrowhawk, then one wing-stretching a Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp curonicus)
Greg Baker 29 August 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 3.5 -
A bird looking around and walking away (at 45% speed). Locality Modhva, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.4 -
A juvenile feeding, wing-stretching and resting on a muddy shoreline Locality Neumann's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp curonicus)
Greg Baker 1 July 2006 1 year ago 1 min 6 sec 3.4 -
Nesting bird viewed from hide Welney WWT Locality Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Kim Tarsey 1 June 2010 2 years ago 1 min 4 sec 3.4 -
A bird bathing (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 27 weeks ago 36 sec 3.3 -
A bird displaying, feeding and flying away. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 28 sec 3.3 -
An adult laying on the ground. Locality Himavad Gopalaswamy, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 9 December 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 3.3 -
An adult feeding on the ground. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 2 April 2010 3 years ago 32 sec 3.3 -
Two birds, a normal-plumaged one and a leucistic individual, foraging close together on a wetland. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A pair copulating Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp curonicus)
Jean Hupperetz 25 June 1999 9 years ago 36 sec 3.3 -
An adult calling and flying away Locality Burgenland State, Austria (ssp curonicus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 26 May 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 3.2 -
A bird foraging Locality Pivot fields, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp curonicus)
Eric Roualet 28 February 2008 5 years ago 22 sec 3.1 -
A bird feeding on a muddy area Locality Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2004 6 years ago 32 sec 3.1 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage walking on a gravelly shore. Locality San Antolín Beach, Llanes, Asturias, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Carlos Fabregat 25 August 2010 11 weeks ago 54 sec 3 -
A juvenile on the ground, preening. Locality El Cañizar Lagoon, Teruel, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Carlos Fabregat 6 September 2011 19 weeks ago 43 sec 3 -
A bird looking up. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 28 weeks ago 17 sec 3 -
A bird preening and shaking the plumage (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 27 May 2012 29 weeks ago 27 sec 3 -
Two birds in flight (then at 30% speed). Locality Wat Roluos grasslands, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3 -
A bird on the ground feeding. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 1 May 2011 1 year ago 54 sec 3 -
A bird feeding. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp curonicus)
Jesús Laborda 1 May 2011 1 year ago 1 min 14 sec 3 -
A leucistic bird foraging on the ground , on a wetland. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp jerdoni)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 3 -
A juvenile close to a Common Ringed Plover Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp dubius)
Eric Roualet 16 July 2005 2 years ago 13 sec 3 -
A frontal view Locality Hedmark County, Norway (ssp dubius)
Eric Roualet 10 May 2009 2 years ago 11 sec 3 -
A bird foraging on the mad. Locality Lake Volvi, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 18 July 2008 2 years ago 25 sec 3 -
Bird feeding with characteristic "paddle" of feet Locality Sultanpur National Park, Haryana, India (ssp jerdoni)
Anthony Laven 1 February 1994 2 years ago 33 sec 3 -
Little Ringed Plover preening Locality Burgenland State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 10 April 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 3
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