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Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
BTO Codes:
KP , KENPL
EURING No:
4770
Number in Britain:
34 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
alexandrinus recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
44 cm
Weight:
M/F: 48 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kharadra =a ravine
and after Alexandria, Egypt
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Locally in Europe, Asia, WINTERS: s Europe to c Africa & se Asia
Habitat:
Beaches, mudflats, rivers, lakes
Diet:
Inland, insects, On coasts, crustaceans, worms and molluscs
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1802
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
Other Names
Snowy Plover
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Cwtiad Caint
Danish:
Hvidbrystet prćstekrave
Dutch:
Strandplevier
Finnish:
Mustajalkatylli
French:
Gravelot ŕ collier interrompu
German:
Seeregenpfeifer
Hungarian:
Széki lile
Icelandic:
Strandlóa
Irish:
Feadóigín Chosdubh
Italian:
Fratino
Norwegian:
Hvitbrystlo
Polish:
Sieweczka morska
Portuguese:
Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida
Spanish:
Chorlitejo patinegro
Swedish:
Svartbent strandpipare
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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