Greater sand plover

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:callsign soft trill
gptkbp:clutchSize 3
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Greater_sand_plover
Large sand plover
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Louis_Jean_Pierre_Vieillot
gptkbp:describedYear 1818
gptkbp:diet insects
crustaceans
mollusks
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:family gptkb:Charadriidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Charadrius
gptkbp:habitat coastal areas
mudflats
sandy beaches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greater sand plover
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:length 22-25 cm
gptkbp:migratory true
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean_Baptiste_Leschenault_de_la_Tour
gptkbp:nestType ground scrape
gptkbp:order gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:plumage non-breeding adults are duller with less distinct breast band
breeding adults have grey-brown upperparts and white underparts with a chestnut breast band
gptkbp:scientificName Charadrius leschenaultii
gptkbp:subspecies Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus
Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii
Charadrius leschenaultii scythicus
gptkbp:weight 55-90 g
gptkbp:wingspan 56-63 cm
gptkbp:winteringRange gptkb:Australia
gptkb:South_Asia
East Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olango_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7