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.