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It is a medium-sized plover with a pale throat, brown back and white underparts. Adults in summer plumage have a black mask and a light orange chest and neck; males are on average paler than females. Adults in winter plumage and juveniles have light brown upperparts and white underparts, with varying amounts of white on the forehead and back.
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About the Tibetan Sand Plover
The Tibetan sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau and south Mongolia, winters in east and south Africa, south, east and southeast Asia.
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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.
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