Birds of Ladakh

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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