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Juvenile Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Description:

The Common Ringed Plover is a small plover. They 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 and a short orange and black bill. The legs are orange and only the outer two toes are slightly webbed. Juvenile Ringed Plovers are duller than the adults in colour, with an often incomplete grey-brown breast band, a dark bill and dull yellowish-grey legs.

Habitat:

Seen in a protected national park.


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2 Comments

SatyenM
SatyenM 11 months ago

Thanks Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 months ago

So cute,

Shivpuri, India

Lat: 25.43, Long: 77.58

Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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