Kentish plover
E197093
The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charadrius alexandrinus | 2 |
| Kentish plover canonical | 2 |
| Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus | 1 |
| Kentish sand plover | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1738714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kentish plover Context triple: [Ria Formosa Natural Park, containsSpecies, Kentish plover]
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A.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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B.
red-necked phalarope
The red-necked phalarope is a small, migratory wader known for its distinctive reddish neck in breeding plumage and unusual behavior of females being more brightly colored and males incubating the eggs.
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C.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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D.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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E.
Ammospiza maritima
Ammospiza maritima is a small North American sparrow species known as the seaside sparrow, typically found in coastal salt marsh habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kentish plover Target entity description: The Kentish plover is a small, pale shorebird of sandy coasts and salt flats, known for its quick, darting movements and widespread breeding across Eurasia and North Africa.
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A.
Audouin's gull
Audouin's gull is a rare Mediterranean seabird species known for its pale plumage, dark bill, and conservation-dependent breeding colonies along coastal and island habitats.
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B.
red-necked phalarope
The red-necked phalarope is a small, migratory wader known for its distinctive reddish neck in breeding plumage and unusual behavior of females being more brightly colored and males incubating the eggs.
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C.
Eared grebe
The eared grebe is a small, dark-plumaged waterbird with striking red eyes and golden ear tufts in breeding season, known for its elaborate courtship displays and reliance on saline lakes during migration.
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D.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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E.
Ammospiza maritima
Ammospiza maritima is a small North American sparrow species known as the seaside sparrow, typically found in coastal salt marsh habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
plover ⓘ shorebird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 35–45 g ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Kentish plover
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charadrius alexandrinus
|
| bodyLength | about 15–17 cm ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
North Africa
ⓘ
central Asia ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
surface form:
western Europe
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Kentish plover
self-link
ⓘ
Kentish plover self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kentish sand plover
|
| conservationMeasures |
nest-site fencing and signage
ⓘ
protection of breeding beaches ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ marine worms ⓘ other small invertebrates ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with dark speckles ⓘ |
| family | Charadriidae ⓘ |
| feedingHabitat |
intertidal zones
ⓘ
wet sand and mudflats ⓘ |
| femalePlumageFeature | duller head markings ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | run-and-pause feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Charadrius ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
inland saline lakes ⓘ salt flats ⓘ sandy coasts ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Kentish plover
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus
Charadrius ⓘ
surface form:
Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis
Charadrius ⓘ
surface form:
Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi
|
| incubationBehavior | shared by both parents ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark gray to black ⓘ |
| maleBreedingPlumageFeature |
black ear-covert patch
ⓘ
partial black breast band ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Eurasia
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North Africa ⓘ |
| nestSubstrate |
bare sand
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gravel ⓘ |
| nestType | ground scrape ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Charadrius ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
pale sandy brown upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| similarTo |
little ringed plover
ⓘ
Western snowy plover ⓘ
surface form:
snowy plover
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| socialBehavior | often breeds in loose colonies ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
coastal development
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habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance on beaches ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | soft, high-pitched calls ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 42–45 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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