Greater Sand-Plover 铁嘴沙鸻

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Charadriidae 鸻科
Genus : Charadrius 沙鸻属

Binomial name : Charadrius leschenaultii

Greater Sand-Plover
铁嘴沙鸻

Size: 22~25cm

Habitat: Mud and sandflats, beaches, saltpans, coastal pools.

Breeding: It breeds in the semi-deserts of Turkey and eastwards through Central Asia.
Status: Migrant
lifer: Sep2017 . Pantai Jeram @ Selangor

 

Greater Sand-Plover (juv.)

20180908 . Bagan Datuk @ Perak

Greater Sand-Plover

20211208 . Mersing @ Johor

Greater Sand-Plover

20220402 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor

Greater Sand-Plover

20220403 . Sungai Janggut @ Selangor

Greater Sand-Plover (male . breeding plumage)

20220416 . Mersing @ Johor

Greater Sand-Plover

20220416 . Mersing @ Johor

Greater Sand-Plover

20221016 . Kuala Rompin @ Pahang

Greater Sand-Plover

20230209 . Kuala Rompin @ Pahang

Greater Sand-Plover

20230328 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Greater Sand-Plover (male . breeding plumage)

20230412 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Greater Sand-Plover (female . breeding plumage)

20230412 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor

Greater Sand-Plover

20240401 . Kapar Coastal @ Selangor