Kentish plover

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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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
plover
shorebird
activityPattern diurnal
averageMass about 35–45 g
billColor black
binomialName Kentish plover self-linksurface differs
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
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
North Africa
nestSubstrate bare sand
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
socialBehavior often breeds in loose colonies
taxonRank species
threats coastal development
habitat loss
human disturbance on beaches
vocalizationType soft, high-pitched calls
wingspan about 42–45 cm
yearDescribed 1758

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charadriidae notableSpecies Kentish plover
this entity surface form: Charadrius alexandrinus
Kentish plover binomialName Kentish plover self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charadrius alexandrinus
Kentish plover commonName Kentish plover self-link
Kentish plover commonName Kentish plover self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kentish sand plover
Kentish plover hasSubspecies Kentish plover self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus