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Common Name

Greater Sand Plover

Alternate Names

Common Type

Plover

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae

Genus

Charadrius

Species

leschenaultii

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Semi deserts and sandy beaches

Distribution and Range

Breeds in Turkey eastwards through Central Asia, winters in east Africa, south Asia and Australasia

Food

Forages by sight using the run and pause technique for insects, crustaceans and annelid.

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