Plovers (Charadriidae)
Malaysian Plover (Charadrius peronii) - HBW 3, p. 433
French: Pluvier de Péron
German: Malaienregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Malayo
Other common names: Malaysian/Malay Sandplover
Taxonomy: Charadrius peronii Schlegel, 1865, Semao (= Samau), near Timor.
Has been linked with C. javanicus for biogeographical reasons, but structurally quite different. Proposed race chaseni is erroneous. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Thailand, Malay Peninsula and S Vietnam to Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi and Bali to Timor.
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A male defecating, walking, eating a crab and running. Locality Jason's Bay, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 4.2 -
A male on the ground and preening briefly. Locality Jason's Bay, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 2 years ago 48 sec 4 -
Roosting adult male, lateral view. Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Mark Andrews 30 January 2010 2 years ago 1 min 17 sec 4 -
An adult male in a beach, walking along the shore and looking around Locality Buenavista, Palawan, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 30 April 2007 4 years ago 11 sec 3.9 -
A male preening and a female behind, walking and preening also. Locality Jason's Bay, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
two males squaring up on beach Locality Changi Cove, Changi, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 16 February 2008 36 weeks ago 30 sec 3.5
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Male resting on the beach
Locality Palawan, Philippines
Dubi shapiro 10 March 2011 36 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult male lateral view.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Mark Andrews 30 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Adult male assuming breeding plumage, lateral view.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Mark Andrews 30 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
A female on the sand.
Locality Jason's Bay, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
A male on the ground.
Locality Jason's Bay, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
Adult female assuming breeding plumage, lateral view.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Mark Andrews 30 January 2010 2 years ago 3
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contact or alarm calls between pair on beach Locality Dalupiri, Babuyan Islands, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 April 2004 2 years ago 1.5
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