Birds of the World - Anarhynchus


Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) Male Range: PAL, AF, OR: widespread, coastal and inland s Palearctic to ne, s Asia Taiwan
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Puna Plover (Anarhynchus alticola) Range: SA: montane c Peru and Bolivia to ne Chile and nw Argentina Atacama, Chile
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Puna Plover (Anarhynchus alticola) Immature Range: SA: montane c Peru and Bolivia to ne Chile and nw Argentina Atacama, Chile
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Caspian Plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus) Range: PAL: temperate inland c Asia: sw Russia, Kazakhstan (except n), Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to nw Xinjiang (nw China) Taiwan
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Compare to Oriental Plover.

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Tibetan Sand Plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) Range: PAL: inland c Asia and Tibetan Plateau

One of a two way split of the Lesser Sand Plover. On breeding adult note black forehead. Non-breeding individuals difficult to differentiate.


Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus) Range: AU: North, South, Stewart, Chatham (e of South I.) and Auckland is. (s of South I.; New Zealand) Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Non-breeding plumage.
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Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus bicinctus) Range: AU: North, South, Stewart, Chatham (e of South I.) and Auckland is. (s of South I.; New Zealand) New Zealand
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Collared Plover (Anarhynchus collaris) Range: MA, SA: widespread, coastal and riverine Neotropics: coastal Mexico from Sinaloa and s Tamaulipas (but not Yucatan Pen.), coastal Central America, inland around Lake Nicaragua and Panama Canal zone; n Colombia and Venezuela, islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, nc C Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.

A small non-migratory plover with no seasonal variation in color often found inland.
An individual with a thicker collar.


White-faced Plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) Range: OR: presumably coastal se China; also s Vietnam (1 nest) Singapore
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


Two-banded Plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus) Range: SA: inland and coastal se Chile, sc, se Argentina, locally nc Argentina and se Brazil; Falkland Is. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Nonbreeding colors.
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Two-banded Plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus) Range: SA: inland and coastal se Chile, sc, se Argentina, locally nc Argentina and se Brazil; Falkland Is. Trelew, Argentina Breeding colors.
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Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) Vulnerable Range: AU: rivers of South I. (New Zealand) New Zealand
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Javan Plover (Anarhynchus javanicus) Range: OR: coastal s Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas and w Sulawesi Java, Indonesia
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Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) Range: PAL: inland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia Seletar Dam, Singapore
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) Range: PAL: inland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia Singapore
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


White-fronted Plover (Anarhynchus marginatus) Range: AF: widespread coastal and inland Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar South Africa
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Siberian Sand Plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) Range: PAL: e Russia (s, se Siberia) Laem Phak Bia, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand Non-breeding plumage.
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One of a two way split of the Lesser Sand Plover. On breeding adult note white forehead with line above and below (lore).


Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus montanus) Range: NA: inland far s Alberta and sw Saskatchewan (sc Canada) s to ne Utah and w Texas (wc USA) Genoa, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
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Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus) Immature Range: NA, MA, SA: coastal Washington to c Baja California (nw Mexico); inland Saskatchewan (irregular; sc Canada) to California and c Texas; coastal Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan Pen.; inland c Mexico; s, c Bahamas to Virgin Is.; Peru to sc Chile Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note small size and thin bill.


New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus aquilonius) Range: AU: coastal n North I. and montane Stewart I. (New Zealand) North Island, New Zealand
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Chestnut-banded Plover (Anarhynchus pallidus) Range: AF: inland and coastal e, s Africa Ndutu, Tanzania
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Kittlitz's Plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) Range: AF: widespread inland Sub-Saharan Africa (except c), Nile Valley to Nile Delta, and Madagascar Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Malaysian Plover (Anarhynchus peronii) Range: OR: coastal Malay Pen. to Philippines (local), Greater and Lesser Sundas and Sulawesi region Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus) Range: AU: Timor (e Lesser Sundas), inland and coastal Australia and Tasmania Ralph's Bay, Lauderdale, Tasmania, Australia
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St. Helena Plover (Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) Range: AO: St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean)


Madagascar Plover (Anarhynchus thoracicus) Range: AF: coastal strip w Madagascar (local) Sacred Lake, Madagascar
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Oriental Plover (Anarhynchus veredus) Range: PAL: temperate inland e Asia: s Tuva and s Transbaikalia (n of Mongolia, sc Siberia), Mongolia (except far w, s) and w Inner Mongolia (nc China) Dayuan, Taiwan
Photograph by Bob Du © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Caspian Plover.


Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) Range: NA, MA, SA: coastal temperate to tropical e, sw USA to Caribbean, ec Brazil and Peru Cayo Costa State Park, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note small size and thick bill.
All plovers lay eggs on the ground using camouflage and distraction to detract predators.