Widespread resident and winter visitor. Small. elongated and small - headed appearance. and uniform upperwing with only a very narrow wing-bar. Bill small and mainly dark. Legs yellowish or pinkish. Adult breeding has striking yellow eye-ring. Adult non-breeding and juvenile have more uniform head pattern than Common Ringed with buff forehead and supercilium. Keeps in pairs or small flocks which scatter when feeding; often mixed with other waders. If disturbed, will rise in a compact flock and fly off rapidly, lowover the ground, swerving in unison. Typical plover feeding action: makes short runs, then pauses a ndstoops stiffly to pick up small invertebrates. Freshwater and coastal wetlands.
Colour
YellowBuff / Tan
Average size
15.5 cm
Habitat
Freshwater and coastal wetlands.
Behaviour
Widespread resident and winter visitor., Keeps in pairs or small flocks which scatter when feeding, often mixed with other waders. If disturbed, will rise in a compact flock and fly off rapidly, lowover the ground, swerving in unison. Typical plover feeding action: makes short runs, then pauses a ndstoops stiffly to pick up small invertebrates.
About this bird
Widespread resident and winter visitor. Small. elongated and small - headed appearance. and uniform upperwing with only a very narrow wing-bar. Bill small and mainly dark. Legs yellowish or pinkish. Adult breeding has striking yellow eye-ring. Adult non-breeding and juvenile have more uniform head pattern than Common Ringed with buff forehead and supercilium. Keeps in pairs or small flocks which scatter when feeding; often mixed with other waders. If disturbed, will rise in a compact flock and fly off rapidly, lowover the ground, swerving in unison. Typical plover feeding action: makes short runs, then pauses a ndstoops stiffly to pick up small invertebrates. Freshwater and coastal wetlands.
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