Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus [Pallas, 1773] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CASPL
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EURING No: 4800 | |
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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:
Monotypic
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Length:
19 cm
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Wingspan: 58 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 75 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kharadra=a ravine and after Asia (usually referring to India specifically) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: sc Asia, WINTERS: e,s Africa |
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Habitat:
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Arid steppe, desert flats |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Norfolk, 1890
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
3
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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
(1988),
Shetland
(1996),
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1890),
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
(1988),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Kaspisk prćstekrave | Dutch: kapische Plevier |
| Finnish: Kaspiantylli | French: Pluvier asiatique |
| German: Wermutregenpfeifer | Hungarian: Kaspi lile |
| Icelandic: Leirlóa | Irish: |
| Italian: Corriere asiatico | Norwegian: Rřdbrystlo |
| Polish: Sieweczka dlugonoga | Portuguese: Borrelho-asiático |
| Spanish: Chorlitejo asiático | Swedish: Kaspisk pipare |
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