Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Order:

Charadriiformes

Family:

Charadriidae

Size:

14-17 cm

Weight:

26-53 g

Taxonomy:

C. d. curonicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) and C. d. jerdoni (Legge, 1880)

Short Description:

The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small bird species found in Pakistan. With its distinctive yellow eye-ring and brownish-grey plumage, it is easily recognizable. This bird prefers habitats such as sandy riverbanks, mudflats, and freshwater lakes.

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In Pakistan, the Little Ringed Plover is distributed across various regions, including the plains, foothills, and even up to moderate elevations. It is commonly spotted in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Little Ringed Plovers are often observed foraging along the water’s edge, where they feed on small invertebrates such as insects, worms, and crustaceans. They have a distinctive running-stop-and-peck hunting technique.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast