Kentish Plover Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Charadrius alexandrinus
Family : Haematopodidae
Order : Charadriiformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Coast
Description : Kentish Plover is a small bird with a white hind collar (adult bird length approximately 17 cm, weight 36 g, wing 11 cm, bill 1.5 cm, tarsus 2.7 cm, tail 4.5 cm). In the non-breeding season, it looks sandy-grey from above and white from below. Its broad white supercilium continues to the forehead. It feeds on beetles, flies, sand hoppers, crustaceans, molluscs and spiders. It breeds in March-August. A study on Kentish plover breeding habitats revealed that they prefer low-elevation, low-vegetation, high-moisture areas away from human activity. Parents strategically move chicks to better food areas for increased growth and survival. Moving benefits include protection, more food, and avoiding competition, but there are costs like energy expenditure and increased predator risk. Larger females are more likely to move chicks to ensure their safety.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Pluvialis squatarola
(Grey Plover) -
Vanellus vanellus
(Northern Lapwing) -
Himantopus himantopus
(Black‑winged Stilt) -
Vanellus cinereus
(Grey‑headed Lapwing) -
Recurvirostra avosetta
(Pied Avocet) -
Pluvialis fulva
(Pacific Golden Plover) -
Charadrius mongolus
(Lesser Sandplover) -
Vanellus malarbaricus
(Yellow‑wattled Lapwing) -
Charadrius dubius
(Little Ringed Plover) -
Charadrius leschenaultii
(Greater Sandplover)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Samiul Mohsanin (Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University,Dhaka);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Yong Ding Li(www.xeno-canto.org/Yong Ding Li), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Samiul Mohsanin (Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University,Dhaka);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Yong Ding Li(www.xeno-canto.org/Yong Ding Li), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.