Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Plovers (Charadriidae)

Code 4

CRPL

Code 6

CHAHIA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Unique pattern
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 19 cm (7.5 in)
Weight: 28 g (1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Fast deliberate wingbeats with short glides, usually low over the ground or water.
Wingspan Range: 48-57 cm (18.9-22.4 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-brown
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Orange

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