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This chunky plover is long-legged and long-billed. Breeding males have grey backs and white underparts. The breast, forehead and nape are chestnut, and there is a black eye mask. The female is duller, and winter and juvenile birds lack the chestnut, apart from a hint of rufous on the head. Legs are dark and the bill black. In all plumages, this species is very similar to the greater sand plover, Charadrius leschenaultii.
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About the Siberian Sand Plover
The Siberian sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The International Ornithologists' Union split the Tibetan sand plover from the lesser sand plover and changed its vernacular name to Siberian sand plover. The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia, which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.
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Easily confused with
Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicusThe two-banded plover is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 62 to 72 g (2.2 to 2.5 oz).
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusThe average white-fronted plover weighs approximately 45-50 g, and the two sexes differ slightly in plumage coloration.
Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiThe Malaysian plover is 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.
Side by side: Siberian Sand Plover vs Two-banded Plover · Siberian Sand Plover vs White-fronted Plover · Malaysian Plover vs Siberian Sand Plover
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