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| Photographed at Wunjunga Wetlands, Queensland, March 2020 |
(*900) LITTLE-RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius
AUSTRALIA 792
Breeding habitat is open gravel areas near. freshwater across the Paleartic, including northwestern Africa. Migratoryand winter inn Africa. Forage for food on muddy areas; eat insects and worms. Three subspecies: C. d. curonicus from Eurasia, Russian Fareast, Japan, Korea, China to North Africa. Winter spends in Sahara, Sri Lanka, to Indonesia and China; C. d. jerdoni from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan to South East Asia; C. d. dubius from the Philippines, New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago.
no 792 is an intrepid little traveler - congratulations - 800 not too far off
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