Chinese name: Iron-billed sand plover
Scientific name: Charadrius leschenaultii
Family: Plover family
Conservation status: Listed in the "List of Beneficial Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value"
Filming date: April 24, 2021
Filming location: Gaotai County
Morphological characteristics: body length of about 23 cm, adult birds (winter feathers) anterior head and eyebrow spots white, the top of the head and back of the head gray-brown, feather shaft black brown, light gray edges. The rest of the upper body is greyish brown, the feathers are dark brown, and the feather margins are light gray. The upper tail coverts are lighter grey with a white margin, while the tail feathers are dark brown at the end and the outer tail feathers are all white. The feathers are black brown and the feathers are dry white. The large coverts are black brown with white margins. The front of the eyes, under the eyes, ear feathers and upper chest sides are gray-brown; the rest of the lower body is white. The iris is dark brown, the mouth is black, and the legs and feet are gray.
Habitat: It inhabits coastal areas, estuaries, inland lakes, river banks, beaches, paddy fields, swamps and nearby desert meadows, gravel Gobi and saline flats.
Life habits: often in small groups of 2-3, and occasionally integrate large groups. He prefers to forage for food while running on the beach or muddy ground by the water. He likes to run on the ground, and runs quickly, often running and stopping, and his movements are extremely cautious and careful. Feeds on mollusks, shrimp, insects, freshwater snails, weeds, etc.
Distribution range: most of Eurasia. (Shan Guofeng)
【Source: Zhangye Municipal People's Government_Department News】
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