Tibetan Sand Plover

Tibetan Sand Plover

Anarhynchus atrifrons

Introduction

Tibetan Sand Plover is a very rare vagrant to the UK.

Formerly a subspecies of '˜Lesser Sand Plover', this taxon was only recognised as a full species following genetic analysis in 2022 (see theChanges pagefor details). At the time of the review there were six previous UK records of 'Lesser Sand Plover', of which just two were of the form now recognised as Tibetan Sand Plover.

Tibetan Sand Plover breeds in mountains and plateaus of Asia and winters widely around the coasts of Asia, the Middle East and south and east Africa.

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
67g
Seasonality
Seasonality
BTO Records
BTO Records
95 records
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Population Size
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Movement

Information about Tibetan Sand Plover movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Tibetan Sand Plover, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Tibetan Sand Plover

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Charadriiformes
  • Family: Charadriidae
  • Scientific name: Anarhynchus atrifrons
  • Authority: Wagler, 1829

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: Corriol del Tibet
  • Danish: Tibetansk Præstekrave
  • Dutch: Tibetaanse Plevier
  • French: Pluvier du Tibet
  • Italian: Corriere tibetano
  • Norwegian: tibetlo
  • Polish: sieweczka himalajska
  • Portuguese: Borrelho-pequeno-de-colar-ruivo
  • Slovak: kulík himalájsky
  • Swedish: tibetpipare

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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