Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Little RInged Plover

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Charadrius dubius

Order:

charadriiformes

Family:

Chariidae

fun facts:

The Little Ringed Plover is a small plover, and passage migrant to Ladakh. It can be spotted on gravel or sand banks along rivers and open muddy patches up to 3500 m.  The sexes look the same.