Lesser sand-plover (Charadrius mongolus)

Wikipedia: Lesser sand-plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Charadrius_mongolus_-_Laem_Phak_Bia.jpg
Classification: Genus Charadrius; Family Charadriidae
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sand-plover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover". The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.^[2] [more]

🔍 No documented observation