Little ringed plover

Charadrius dubius
Plovers (Charadriidae)

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Grey-brown back with a white belly, a collar of a black and white band, black split head stripe and a yellow ringed dark eye. Orange legs, dark beak and a dark band on a light tail. 

Not a coastal bird, it prefers drier open areas with rocks and sand close to a river or lake. 

⇔ l. 14-16 cm

It is a migratory bird breeding in Europe.

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≈ Difficult to separate from CHARADRIUS HIATICULA (Common ringed plover) which has an orange beak and no yellow eye ring.

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