- Pictures of All Birds
- Find Bird by Common Name
- Find Bird by Scientific Name
- Find Bird by Armenian Name
- Orders of Birds
- Distribution Maps
- Location of Armenia
- Species of Special Concern
Purchase the Field Guide
© Copyright Birds
of Armenia Project
Armenian Name: | Մոխրագույն քարադր |
---|
See Plate 25 for Grey Plover and other similar species
Resident Status: | Migrant |
---|---|
Abundance: | Rare |
Length: | 27-30 cm, Wing Span:71-83 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 113. |
Description: | Big-headed plover with black axillaries visible in flight. Black bill is short, thick, and straight. |
Adult (Breeding): | Black mantle with white bars and spots, black flanks and underparts, white undertail coverts and rump. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | Gray speckled with dark and white above, grayish-white below. |
Juvenile: | Pale edgings to brown-black feathers. Head, throat, breast, and flanks streaked with gray-brown. |
Similar Species: | Eurasian Golden-Plover. |
Behavior: | Feeds on mudflats, pausing for long periods between short fast runs. |
Habitat: | Shallow lake shores, mudflats, cultivated fields. |
Food: | Invertebrates. |