Greater Sand Plover

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Charadriidae (Plovers)

Greater Sand Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

铁嘴沙鸻 (tiě-zuǐ shā héng) / 铁嘴鸻 (tiě-zuǐ héng)

    Malay : Rapang-Sisir Besar

    Japanese : オオメダイチドリ (ō me-dai chi-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 大目大千鳥

    Size : 20–25 cm; 55–121 g; Wingspan 44–60 cm

                 

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Anarhynchus leschenaultii columbinus (Wagler, JG 1829)
  – Turkey to s Afghanistan; winters se Mediterranean and Red Sea.
• Anarhynchus leschenaultii scythicus (Carlos, CJ; Roselaar, CS; Voisin, J-F 2012)
  – Transcaspia to se Kazakhstan; winters to South Africa.
• Anarhynchus leschenaultii leschenaultii (Lesson, RP 1826)
  – W China to s Mongolia and s Siberia; winters Australasia.

Anarhynchus leschenaultii ssp. leschenaultii
Date : 15 October 2017

Location : Pantai Leka Mudflat, Mukim Parit Jawa, Daerah Muar, Johor