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Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
BTO Codes:
RP , RINPL
EURING No:
4700
Number in Britain:
8400 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
hiaticula (RBW), tundrae (W) recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
19 cm
Wingspan:
52 cm
Weight:
M/F: 64 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kharadra =a ravine
and L.: hiatus =a cleft + -colere =to inhabit
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Africa, s Asia & Australia
Habitat:
Sandy areas with low vegetation, on migration estuaries
Diet:
Summer, invertebrates, Winter primarily marine worms, crustaceans and molluscs
TitBit:
In common with many plovers, when the parents sense a threat to their nest or chicks they feign a broken wing to lead potential predators away
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
No regional trends available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
8400 pairs
in 1984
Winter:
32 thousand individuals
in 1994-99
Passage:
30000 individuals
First Record:
1508
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
110 to 180 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
35 x 26 mm
Egg Weight:
11.5 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
279
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
3.72 ± 0.55 (2 - 5) N = 2989
Incubation:
23 - 25 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
23 - 25 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
14 May (21 Apr - 28 Jun)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
1165
Adult Survival:
0.772
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
5
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
19yr8m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B+
Wing Length
Adult:
135.2 ± 4.2
Range
129 - 142 mm, N =2407
Juvenile:
132.5 ± 4.2
126 - 139 mm, N =1008
Male:
135.8 ± 4.0
129 - 142 mm, N =835
Female:
135.7 ± 4.2
129 - 143 mm, N =561
Weight
Adult:
67.68 ± 8.26
Range
54.00 - 82.00 g , N =2351
Juvenile:
63.54 ± 8.61
48.60 - 77.00 g , N =987
Male:
68.66 ± 8.75
54.00 - 83.00 g , N =811
Female:
67.49 ± 8.77 .
53.00 - 82.00 g , N =541
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common / Great Ringed Plover
Gaelic:
Trģlleachan-trąghad
Welsh:
Cwtiad Torchog
Danish:
Stor pręstekrave
Dutch:
Bontbekplevier
Finnish:
Tylli
French:
Grand Gravelot
German:
Sandregenpfeifer
Hungarian:
Parti lile
Icelandic:
Sandlóa
Irish:
Feadóg Chladaigh
Italian:
Corriere grosso
Norwegian:
Sandlo
Polish:
Sieweczka obrozna
Portuguese:
Borrelho-grande-de-coleira
Spanish:
Chorlitejo grande
Swedish:
Större strandpipare
Local Names: Sand Lark, Sandy Lo
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
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