Data for:
Breeding adult © Luke Seitz eBird S43421803 Macaulay Library ML 89710361
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Francis Yap
Juvenile © Peter Arras
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Christoph Moning
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Niall D Perrins
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Nonbreeding adult/immature © Michael Daley
Breeding adult © Jens Eriksen
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Albin Jacob

Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii

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Identification

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Medium-sized plover with a long hefty bill. Breeding adults have a dark mask and orangish chest, neck, and forehead; females duller than males. Non-breeding birds and immatures are sandy brown above and white below, with a white throat and “eyebrows.” Often confused with Lesser Sand-Plover, and best distinguished when both present; look for larger size, heavier and longer bill, paler legs, and larger-headed appearance. Additionally, unlike some Lesser Sand-Plovers, Greater never has a black boundary around the throat. Breeds in high-elevation areas, where it favors arid, open habitats, sometimes near water. Winters on coastal mudflats and estuaries.

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