Greater Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Least Concern

The Greater Sand-Plover is a shorebird of North African, Middle Eastern, and Asian coasts and dry flats. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Charadriidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Greater Sand-Plover Range — Resident or seasonal range in North African, Middle Eastern, and Asian coasts and dry flats

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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