Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii [Lesson, 1826] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
DP, GRSPL
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EURING No: 4790 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 56 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 90 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and after Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour (1773-1826) French botanist and collector |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Middle East to c Asia, WINTERS: s Asia to Australia & s Africa |
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Habitat:
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stone flats, sandy riverbanks, on migration estuaries |
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Diet:
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Insects, especially beetles |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
West Sussex, 1978
(Kitson, A.R. et al. 1980. British Birds 73:568-573)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
14
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Lothian
(1999),
Northeast
(1991),
Orkney
(1979),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2004),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1988),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1992),
Lincolnshire
(1981),
Norfolk
(2004),
Suffolk
(1981),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1992),
West Sussex
(1996),
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South-west England:
Devon
(1988),
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Wales:
Gwent
(1988),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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Spanish:
Chorlitejo mongol grande
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Swedish: Ökenpipare |
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