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Pluvialis squatarola
| Family Name: | Charadriidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Grey Plover, Burung Rapang Kelabu |
Name
Description
| Size | 28 cm |
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| Description | Slightly larger than Pacific Golden Plover. Black on bend of wing conspicuous. Bill and legs black. Breeding: upperparts grey mottled white; face and underparts black; white line similar to Pacific Golden’s, but broader at sides of neck terminating on flanks. Non-breeding: underparts dirty-white with extensive pale-grey markings on breast; white edgings to feathers on upperparts less marked. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Sandy Shore |
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| Distribution | Spread worldwide along the coast. While the East Asian-Australasian population breeds in Arctic Russia and winters in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. Common winter visitor and passage migrant to Singapore. At Sungei Buloh, it is a rare winter visitor where at most up to 2 birds may be present on the mudflats within the brackish water ponds. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
