Little Ringed Plover
A species of Typical plovers Scientific name : Charadrius dubius Genus : Typical plovers
Little Ringed Plover, A species of Typical plovers
Botanical name: Charadrius dubius
Genus: Typical plovers
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Description
The little Ringed Plover has bright yellow rings around its eyes that help to identify this small plover. It is a small bird that prefers breeding in rocky areas around rivers, lakes, and gravel pits where it searches for insects and aquatic invertebrates. It occasionally migrates to brackish and freshwater habitats but prefers to avoid open coastal areas.
Size
15 cm
Colors
Brown
Black
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
10 years
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Little Ringed Plover predominantly feeds on a varied diet of insects, insect larvae, spiders, ants, and larger prey like grasshoppers and beetles. This bird forages by sight, picking off invertebrates from the ground, and exhibits a preference for aquatic environments where it can also consume worms, crustaceans, and snails.
Habitat
The little Ringed Plover inhabits open, gravelly areas near freshwater, predominantly within the Palearctic, from lowlands to 2750 m elevation in the Himalayas. Its favored environments are sparsely vegetated, near standing or slow-flowing water, and include river edges and gravel pits. The species adapts to both natural and artificial habitats, avoiding dense vegetation and rough terrain, and migrates to Africa for wintering.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Species Status
The little ringed plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Plovers Genus
Typical plovers Species
Little Ringed Plover 
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