Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)

Little Ringed Plovers, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 09:12:46 Cambodia NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/1600
Classification: Genus Charadrius; Family Charadriidae
General: The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small 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 river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific dubius is Latin for doubtful, since Sonnerat, writing in 1776, thought this bird might be just a variant of common ringed plover.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Quite different from Ringed Plover. Sharper sounding, lacking Ringed's soft tone. Often starts with a rolling "r". [Link]
Calls: Common calls are a two syllable "krrll-uuit" with a rising pitch or just a sharp, rolling "krrri-krrri". Also a longer rolling "krree-looo" with pitch rising in first syllable and falling in the second. [Link]
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=42-48 cm, weight=32-48 g
Habitats: Wetland

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Mallorca ♫ 2022-04-10 11:10:23 Source: BirdNet 20220410_111023 birdnet - Flussregenpfeifer - Flussregenpfeifer - Felanitx.mp3 Mallorca (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.

XC835676 - Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - flight call, song - Dundgovi, Mongolia.
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Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
First documented observation: 2022-04-10 in Mallorca. Most recent observation: 2024-03-03 in Cambodia.