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Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

Classification

Class
Aves

The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader (40–44 g (1. 4–1. 6 oz)) of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra.

Distribution

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