Caspian plover / Wermutregenpfeifer (Charadrius asiaticus)
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Wikipedia: Caspian plover Source: WIKIPEDIA Charadrius_asiaticus.jpg
Observations
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Classification: Genus Charadrius (Charadrius); Family Charadriidae (Charadriidae)General:
The Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus) is a wader in the plover family of birds. 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 asiaticus is Latin and means "Asian", although in binomials it usually means the type locality was India.[2]
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