Plovers (Charadriidae)

Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) - HBW 3, p. 426

French: Pluvier à long bec German: Ussuriregenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlitejo Piquilargo
Other common names: Long-billed Ringed Plover

Taxonomy: Charadrius placidus J. E. and G. R. Gray, 1863, Nepal.
Has on occasion been considered a race of C. hiaticula; sometimes included within the C. hiaticula superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: Russian Far East, EC to NE China and Japan. Winters from E Nepal and NE India to N Indochina, S China, S Korea and Japan.