Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
The Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The International Ornithologists' Union split the Tibetan sand plover from the lesser sand plover and changed its vernacular name to Siberian sand plover. The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia, which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.
Le Pluvier de Mongolie (Anarhynchus mongolus, anciennement Charadrius mongolus) aussi Gravelot de Mongolie, Gravelot mongol ou Pluvier mongol, est une espèce d'oiseaux Charadriiformes de la famille des Charadriidae. Description Le Pluvier de Mongolie mesure 19 à 21 cm de longueur. Il s'agit d'un limicole plutôt petit mais il existe de grandes variations de taille entre les sous-espèces.
El chorlitejo mongol o chorlitejo mongol chico (Charadrius mongolus) es una pequeña ave limícola perteneciente a la familia de los caradrinos. Existen cinco subespecies de estas aves: en ocasiones, se considera a las variantes asiáticas de mayor tamaño, C. m.
Distribution
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