Lesser Sand Plover
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| Scientific name | Charadrius mongolus |
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| Mass | 64 g |
| Conservation status | Least Concern |
| Higher classification | Typical plovers |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Shorebirds |
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| ID | 3075206 |
About Lesser Sand Plover
The lesser sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sand-plover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover". The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate.