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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Common Ringed Plover (Palau)
Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)
Code 4
CRPL
Code 6
CHAHIA
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Black
Head pattern:
Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Black
Forehead Color:
White, Black
Nape Color:
Gray-brown
Throat Color:
White
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
19 cm (7.5 in)
Weight:
40-57 g (1.4-2 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
Pale gray.
Upperparts:
Gray
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:
White
Under Tail:
Pale gray
Leg Color:
Orange
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X