Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
KP, KENPL
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EURING No: 4770 | |
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Number in Britain:
34 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
alexandrinus recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 44 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 48 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and after Alexandria, Egypt |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Locally in Europe, Asia, WINTERS: s Europe to c Africa & se Asia |
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Habitat:
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Beaches, mudflats, rivers, lakes |
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Diet:
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Inland, insects, On coasts, crustaceans, worms and molluscs |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, 1787
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Other Names |
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| 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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| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
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