Charadrius leschenaultii

Greater Sand-Plover at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Charadrius leschenaultii	4 Jul 2023	natureguy
	Unverified	4 Jul 2023	TimL

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This sighting applies to the Greater Sand Plover seen in the first image. (The second bird with orange legs, a Ruddy Turnstone, is recorded in sighting 4499673). The two birds were sighted on the mud flats to the North of King Island during a recent low tide and blended into the background quite well. They remained close together whilst we observed them and kept their distance when we tried to get closer. Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting.

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Location information

Coordinates 153.231865 -27.453415
Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Jun 2023 11:14 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Charadrius leschenaultii Scientific name
Greater Sand-Plover Common name
Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 16.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anarhynchus leschenaultii

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania