Common name:
Lesser Sand Plover
Ladakhi name:
mignak tsellay
Scientific name:
Charadrius mongolus
Order:
charadriiformes
Family:
charadriidae
fun facts:
The Lesser Sand Plover is a summer visitor to Ladakh. It can be spotted in mudflats, on sand banks of lakes and rivers, up to 5500m. The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Dorjey Daya, Khardong
lesser sand plover
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