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Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
(C. h. hiaticula)
| Armenian Name: | Փողկապավոր քարադր |
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See Plate 26 for Common Ringed Plover and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 18-20 cm, Wing Span:48-57 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 115. |
| Description: | Stout plover with orange legs, short thick bicolored bill, and in flight shows white wing stripe. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Black and white head pattern, broad blackish breast band, orange bill with black tip. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes have browner head and breast pattern, and darker bill. |
| Juvenile: | Upperparts with pale feather edges; breast band gray-brown, sometimes incomplete. Bill dark. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Little Ringed Plover by larger size, broader breast band, short thick bill, and in flight, prominent white wing stripe; lacks eyering. |
| Behavior: | Runs rapidly or slowly with short pauses. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lake shores. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
