Common name:
Greater Sand Plover
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Charadrius leschenaultii
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadidae
fun facts:
The Greater Sand Plover is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look different.
It nests in bare ground scrapes.
It catches its food in a run-and-pause technique rather than steady probing of muds or water.
Bird Club Contributor:
Stanzin Chamba, Nubra
