Caspian Plover
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Mass | 77 g |
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Scientific name | Charadrius asiaticus |
Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
Phylum | Chordata |
Higher classification | Typical plovers |
Order | Shorebirds |
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ID | 2265814 |
About Caspian Plover
The Caspian plover is a wader in the plover family of birds. 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.