Long-billed Plover

The Long-billed Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Long-billed Plover is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Retraction of the first record of Long-billed Plover for Singapore Retraction of the first record of Long-billed Plover for Singapore On 24th February 1990, Volker Konrad encountered and photographed a plover new to Singapore at Changi. He sent his observation, including a picture, to the Singapore Records Committee set up by the Bird Group of the Nature Society (Singapore). The committee identified the bird as a Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus). This was reported in the Singapore Avifauna 11(4) that appeared only seven years later. More

First record of Long-billed Plover Charadris placidus in Singapore. Forktail 21:181-182. Leader, P.J. (2006). Comments on the purported first record of Long-billed Plover for Singapore. BirdingASIA 6: 45-47. Wells, D.R. (1999). The birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsular. Vol. I, Non-passerines. Academic Press, London. Related Posts: * Sighting of Oriental Plover The Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) breeds from Mongolia to... More

The Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Charadrius placidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

* Long-billed Plover, adult of breeding territory. More

Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) is a winter visitor to northern India. More

The Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus is (like the Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata and the globally Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus), naturally confined to Asia and ecologically-dependent upon rivers. It requires stretches of shallow river with extensive patches of shingle (used for breeding) and wet shingle and mud-edge (for feeding), in Korea remaining in territory throughout the year unless forced to undertake local movements due to flooding or severe cold. Despite declines in some parts of its range (e.g. More