The common ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a small plover that breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greekkharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific hiaticula is Latin and has a similar meaning to the Greek term, coming from hiatus, "cleft" and -cola, "dweller" (colere, "to dwell").[2]
Adults are 17–19.5 cm (6.7–7.7 in) in length with a 35–41 cm (14–16 in) wingspan. They have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill. The legs are orange and only the outer two toes are slightly webbed, unlike the slightly smaller but otherwise very similar semipalmated plover, which has all three toes slightly webbed, and also a marginally narrower breast band; it was in former times included in the present species. Juvenile ringed plovers are duller than the adults in colour, with an often incomplete grey-brown breast band, a dark bill and dull yellowish-grey legs.
This species differs from the smaller little ringed plover in leg colour, the head pattern, and the lack of an obvious yellow eye-ring.
Breeding, range and habitatedit
The common ringed plover's breeding habitat is open ground on beaches or flats across northern Eurosiberia and in Arctic northeast Canada. Some birds breed inland, and in western Europe they nest as far south as northern France. They nest on the ground in an open area with little or no plant growth.
If a potential predator approaches the nest, the adult will walk away from the scrape, calling to attract the intruder and feigning a broken wing. Once the intruder is far enough from the nest, the plover flies off.
Common ringed plovers are migratory and winter in coastal areas south to Africa. In Norway, geolocators have revealed that adult breeding birds migrate to West Africa.[3] Many birds in Great Britain and northern France are resident throughout the year.
Feedingedit
These birds forage for food on beaches, tidal flats and fields, usually by sight. They eat insects, crustaceans and worms.
Subspeciesedit
There are three weakly defined subspecies,[4] which vary slightly in size and mantle colour; they intergrade where their ranges meet:
C. h. psammodroma – Salomonsen, 1930: breeds in Iceland, Greenland, northeast Canada; winters in west Africa. It is intermediate in size and colour.
C. h. hiaticula – Linnaeus, 1758: breeds from temperate western Europe north to central Scandinavia; resident or short-distance migrant to southwest Europe. It is the largest and palest subspecies.
C. h. tundrae – (Lowe, 1915): breeds in Arctic northern Scandinavia and Asiatic Russia; winters in Africa and southwest Asia. It is the smallest and darkest subspecies.
C. h. hiaticula and C. h. tundrae are among the taxa to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
^BirdLife International (2019). "Charadrius hiaticula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22693759A155487854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22693759A155487854.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 99, 191. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^Lislevand, T.; Briedis, M.; Heggøy, O.; Hahn, S. (2017). "Seasonal migration strategies of Common Ringed Plovers Charadrius hiaticula". Ibis. 159 (1): 225–229. doi:10.1111/ibi.12424.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Grebes, flamingos, buttonquail, plovers, painted-snipes, jacanas, plains-wanderer, seedsnipes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External linksedit
Ringed plover species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
BirdLife species factsheet for Charadrius hiaticula
Ringed plover photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
Interactive range map of Charadrius hiaticula at IUCN Red List maps
Audio recordings of Common ringed plover on Xeno-canto.
January 01, 1970
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The common ringed plover or ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula is a small plover that breeds across much of northern Eurasia as well as Greenland The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth century Vulgate It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys kharadra ravine The specific hiaticula is Latin and has a similar meaning to the Greek term coming from hiatus cleft and cola dweller colere to dwell 2 Common ringed plover Adult source source Calls recorded in Norfolk England Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Genus Charadrius Species C hiaticula Binomial name Charadrius hiaticulaLinnaeus 1758 source source source source source source source source Common ringed plover foraging at the shoreline Contents 1 Description 2 Breeding range and habitat 3 Feeding 4 Subspecies 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksDescription editAdults are 17 19 5 cm 6 7 7 7 in in length with a 35 41 cm 14 16 in wingspan They have a grey brown back and wings a white belly and a white breast with one black neckband They have a brown cap a white forehead a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill The legs are orange and only the outer two toes are slightly webbed unlike the slightly smaller but otherwise very similar semipalmated plover which has all three toes slightly webbed and also a marginally narrower breast band it was in former times included in the present species Juvenile ringed plovers are duller than the adults in colour with an often incomplete grey brown breast band a dark bill and dull yellowish grey legs This species differs from the smaller little ringed plover in leg colour the head pattern and the lack of an obvious yellow eye ring Breeding range and habitat editThe common ringed plover s breeding habitat is open ground on beaches or flats across northern Eurosiberia and in Arctic northeast Canada Some birds breed inland and in western Europe they nest as far south as northern France They nest on the ground in an open area with little or no plant growth If a potential predator approaches the nest the adult will walk away from the scrape calling to attract the intruder and feigning a broken wing Once the intruder is far enough from the nest the plover flies off Common ringed plovers are migratory and winter in coastal areas south to Africa In Norway geolocators have revealed that adult breeding birds migrate to West Africa 3 Many birds in Great Britain and northern France are resident throughout the year Feeding editThese birds forage for food on beaches tidal flats and fields usually by sight They eat insects crustaceans and worms Subspecies editThere are three weakly defined subspecies 4 which vary slightly in size and mantle colour they intergrade where their ranges meet C h psammodroma Salomonsen 1930 breeds in Iceland Greenland northeast Canada winters in west Africa It is intermediate in size and colour C h hiaticula Linnaeus 1758 breeds from temperate western Europe north to central Scandinavia resident or short distance migrant to southwest Europe It is the largest and palest subspecies C h tundrae Lowe 1915 breeds in Arctic northern Scandinavia and Asiatic Russia winters in Africa and southwest Asia It is the smallest and darkest subspecies C h hiaticula and C h tundrae are among the taxa to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies Gallery edit nbsp Mating behaviour nbsp Egg MHNT nbsp Juvenile nbsp Adult nbsp Flock in flight with ruddy turnstones nbsp Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula MHNTReferences edit BirdLife International 2019 Charadrius hiaticula IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T22693759A155487854 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2019 3 RLTS T22693759A155487854 en Retrieved 18 November 2021 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm pp 99 191 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Lislevand T Briedis M Heggoy O Hahn S 2017 Seasonal migration strategies of Common Ringed Plovers Charadrius hiaticula Ibis 159 1 225 229 doi 10 1111 ibi 12424 Gill Frank Donsker David eds 2019 Grebes flamingos buttonquail plovers painted snipes jacanas plains wanderer seedsnipes World Bird List Version 9 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 26 June 2019 External links editAgeing and sexing PDF 3 9 MB by Javier Blasco Zumeta amp Gerd Michael Heinze Ringed plover species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds BirdLife species factsheet for Charadrius hiaticula Charadrius hiaticula Avibase nbsp Common ringed plover media Internet Bird Collection Ringed plover photo gallery at VIREO Drexel University Interactive range map of Charadrius hiaticula at IUCN Red List maps Audio recordings of Common ringed plover on Xeno canto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Common ringed plover 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