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Greater Sand Plover

(Charadrius leschenaultii)
Size: 22-25 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Greater Sand Plovers migrate from the north around the entire Australian seaboard, including the Coral Sea and Bass Strait. They are almost never found anywhere inland.

Sightings

We have not yet spotted Greater Sand Plovers in Australia, but have seen them in Oman. To go to the Omani page, click here.

Photos

No photos from Australia available yet. To go to the Omani page, click here.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.