Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius
Plovers
(Charadriidae)
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Grey-brown back with a white belly, a collar of a black and white band, black split head stripe and a yellow ringed dark eye. Orange legs, dark beak and a dark band on a light tail. Not a coastal bird, it prefers drier open areas with rocks and sand close to a river or lake. ⇔ l. 14-16 cm It is a migratory bird breeding in Europe. LA: ≈ Difficult to separate from CHARADRIUS HIATICULA (Common ringed plover) which has an orange beak and no yellow eye ring.
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2 LookAlikes (LA):
Kentish plover
Ringed plover
Little ringed plover
Kleine plevier
Flussregenpfeifer
Petit-gravelot
Corriere piccolo
Chorlitejo chico
Borrelho-pequeno-de-coleira
Малый зуёк
金眶鸻
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