Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

The Little Ringed Plover is a small plover. Adults 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 with white above and a short dark bill. The legs are flesh-coloured and the toes are all webbed.
Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius This little brave bird has an interesting behavior when a predator approaches and threatens its nest (in this case it was me): It flew several times nearby to attract attention, and then landed 10 meters away from me, pretending to be wounded, rolling on the ground with his wings hanging as if they were broken. It shows that it is easy prey. As I approached, it flew a little further and the show began again. I guess it's the male, while the female is in the nest somewhere behind me. A little smart fallow! https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53173/little_ringed_plover_juvenile_-_charadrius_dubius.html Animal,Animalia,Aves,Bird,Bulgaria,Charadriidae,Charadriiformes,Charadrius dubius,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Little Ringed Plover,Little ringed plover,Mramor,Nature,Sofia,Spring,Wildlife

Appearance

This species differs from the larger Ringed Plover in leg colour, the head pattern, and the presence of a clear yellow eye-ring.
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Status

The Little Ringed Plover is one of the species to which the "Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" applies.
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Habitat

They are migratory and winter in Africa. These birds forage for food on muddy areas, usually by sight. They eat insects and worms.
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Reproduction

Their breeding habitat is open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges in Europe and western Asia. They nest on the ground on stones with little or no plant growth. Both male and female take turn to incubate the eggs.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusCharadrius
SpeciesC. dubius
Photographed in
Bulgaria
United Kingdom
India