Reference photo — Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Size
- 17–19 cm (length)
- Weight
- 55–75 g
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 5 yrs
- Habitat
- Sandy beaches, Shingle shores, Mudflats, Tundra
About
The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.