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Scientific Name : Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Family : Charadriidae
Order : Charadriiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Plovers And Lapwings
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 19–22 cm
Compare Size : Bulbul +-
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Habitat:
coast areas and large water bodies
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | greyish brown |
| Underparts | White |
| Bill | black lacks the bulge near tip as in lesser sand plover |
| Back | sandy buff in breeding males |
| Breast | variably orange in breeding males |
| Forehead | variably orange in breeding males |
| Nape | variably orange in breeding males |
| Eyeline | breeding males have black eyemask |
| Throat | white in both breeding and non-breeding males |
| Note : female is duller and greyer. |
|
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Note : browner, hint of rufous on the head |
