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The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small plover. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific dubius is Latin for doubtful, since Sonnerat, writing in 1776, thought this bird might be just a variant of common ringed plover.
Scientific Name : Charadrius Dubius
Family : Charadriidae
Order : Charadriiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Plovers And Lapwings
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 15 - 18 cm
Compare Size : House Sparrow
Wingspan : 32 - 35 cm
Weight : 39 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : Chiefly March - May but varies with latitudes.
Other Names :
Hindi : झिरिआ, मर्वा, छोटा टिटोड़ी, मेरवा बटन
Marathi : कंठेरी चिखल्या, कंठेरी चिलखा, छोटा कंठेरी चिखल्या, टीटवा, चुरकी, टिंबूल, लहान तवी
Habitat:
muddy areas
Breeding:
Eggs 4, Buffish Stone to Greenish grey with hieroglyphic scrawls and spots of dark brown and phantom purple marking
Feeding:
insects and worms
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Back | grey-brown |
| Wing | grey-brown |
| Belly | white |
| Breast | white |
| Neck | white with black neckband |
| Crown | brown; a part of black eye mask runs trough the crown |
| Forehead | white; has thick black line at base which is extension of eye mask |
| Head | has blask eyemask running through eye and parts of crown |
| Eye Ring | yellow |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |