White-faced Plover (Charadrius dealbatus)

Other Names (World)
White-faced Plover, Swinhoe's Plover

Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swinhoe, 1870)

Derivation
Cha-rad'-ri-us - Gk, charadrios, valley bird: dealbatus - ?

Habitat
Coastal mudflats and mangroves.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

South-eastern China to southern Vietnam, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, south-eastern Sumatra.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status DD
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually associated with Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) when feeding and roosting

Voice
Usually silent during the non-breeding months. A high-pitched 'tip', sometimes 'tee', uttered in alarm, very similar to that of Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-faced Plover (Charadrius dealbatus) [XC100954]
by \u96ea\u9f2c from Fuzhou, Fujian, China (call)

White-faced Plover (Charadrius dealbatus) [XC739121]
by id from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-faced Plover (Charadrius dealbatus) - 10 files

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