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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
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Records and Distribution
First Record: 1802
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
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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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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.21, Jun 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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