Little ringed plover: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the little ringed plover lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Charadrius dubius
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	7.7 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae

Where does the little ringed plover live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little ringed plover in 19 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a little ringed plover?

Wikidata records the following for the little ringed plover: mass 7.7 g (birth weight).

Is the little ringed plover endangered?

The little ringed plover’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the little ringed plover?

The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Charadriidae, genus Charadrius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the little ringed plover

The little ringed plover (Thinornis dubius) is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband and a black mask around the eye with a noticeable yellow eyering. Its forehead, belly and the rest of the breast are white. A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges. Its diet consists mainly of insects and worms, which it forages for in muddy areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little ringed plover (revision 1352507808), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18851 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).