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Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii [Lesson, 1826]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
BTO Codes:
DP , GRSPL
EURING No:
4790
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Endangered
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
Wingspan:
56 cm
Weight:
M/F: 90 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kharadra =a ravine
and after Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour (1773-1826) French botanist and collector
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Middle East to c Asia, WINTERS: s Asia to Australia & s Africa
Habitat:
stone flats, sandy riverbanks, on migration estuaries
Diet:
Insects, especially beetles
Records and Distribution
First Record:
West Sussex, 1978
(Kitson, A.R. et al. 1980. British Birds 73:568-573)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
14
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Lothian
(1999),
Northeast
(1991),
Orkney
(1979),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Devon
(1988),
Wales:
Gwent
(1988),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Cwtiad y Twyod Mwyalf
Danish:
Ørkenpræstekrave
Dutch:
Woestijnplevier
Finnish:
Aavikkotylli
French:
Gravelot de Leschenault
German:
Wüstenregenpfeifer
Hungarian:
Sivatagi lile
Icelandic:
Auðnalóa
Irish:
Italian:
Corriere di Leschenault
Norwegian:
Ørkenlo
Polish:
Sieweczka pustynna
Portuguese:
Borrelho-mongol-grande
Spanish:
Chorlitejo mongol grande
Swedish:
Ökenpipare
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