Little Ringed Plover (Lesbos #16) by GiMi53

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 05, 2011

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Description

The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small plover. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes with white above and a short dark bill. The legs are flesh-coloured and the toes are all webbed. This species differs from the larger Ringed Plover in leg colour, the head pattern, and the presence of a clear yellow eye-ring. Their breeding habitat is open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges in Europe and western Asia. Le Pluvier petit-gravelot ou Petit Gravelot (Charadrius dubius) est une espèce d'oiseau aquatique du groupe des limicoles appartenant à la famille des Charadriidae. C'est une espèce très répandue en Europe continentale et en Asie. Légèrement plus élancé que le Grand Gravelot, le Petit Gravelot a le bec entièrement sombre et un cercle orbitaire jaune en période nuptiale. Contrairement à cette espèce, il ne possède pas de barre alaire. Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload: