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Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
(C. a. alexandrinus)
| Armenian Name: | Ծովային քարադր |
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See Plate 26 for Kentish Plover and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 15-17 cm, Wing Span:42-45 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 117. |
| Description: | Pale with blackish legs. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male has brown midcrown and nape with variable reddish tint, white supercilium, black forecrown does not extend to black eyestripe. Black patch on side of breast. Female: uniform brown crown and mantle; dark brown forecrown, eyestripe, and patches on sides of breast. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other small plovers by dark legs and pale color. |
| Behavior: | Runs rapidly. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lake shores, shingle river banks. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Shallow ground scrape lined with dry aquatic plants or unlined. |
| Eggs: | 31 mm, 3, pale greenish-brown, dark brown and pale violet spots. |
