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The Malaysian plover is 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. The male can be recognized by a thin black band around the neck; the female has a thin brown band. Its legs are pale. Its voice is a soft twit.
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About the Malaysian Plover
The Malaysian plover or Malay plover is a small wader that nests on beaches and salt flats in Southeast Asia.
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Easily confused with
Mountain PloverAnarhynchus montanusThe word plover came from a Latin word pluvia which means "rain".
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusThe average white-fronted plover weighs approximately 45-50 g, and the two sexes differ slightly in plumage coloration.
Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusIt grows about 15 cm tall and has proportionally long dark legs, black lores and eye-stripes leading to a black bill.
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