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Kentish Plover![]() Size: 15-17 cm; wing span 43-45 cm Weight: 40-44 g |
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Photos |
Race "alexandrinus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
Near-lateral view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
Lateral view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage;
note the rufous hindneck
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
Lateral view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage,
different posture
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
This male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
looks like it's been to a jewelers...
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage;
note the rufous hindneck
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
Near-lateral view of Kentish Plovers in breeding
plumage,
together with
Common Ringed Plovers
and other waders
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Direct comparison between a male Kentish Plover and a male
Little Ringed Plover,
both in breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Alges, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]
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FEMALE |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a female Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
(note the wide white collar and frons)
together with a non-breeding
Common Ringed Plover
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Lateral view of a female Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
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PAIR |
Near-frontal view of a pair of Kentish Plovers in breeding
plumage; female
at front left, male at back right
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Near-frontal/near-dorsal view of a pair of Kentish Plovers
in breeding plumage;
male at front left, female at back right
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
Sex unknown |
Two Kentish Plovers in breeding(?)
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]
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NON-BREEDING |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Kentish Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Kentish Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sapal de Alhos Vedros, Moita, Setubal, Portugal, July 2020]
Dorsal view of a Kentish Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sapal de Alhos Vedros, Moita, Setubal, Portugal, July 2020]
Near-frontal view of a Kentish Plover in non-breeding
plumage
banking sharply
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Kentish Plover in non-breeding
plumage,
at the back, with a
Little Stint
in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
More photos of a Kentish Plover, nominate race "alexandrinus"(?), in non-breeding plumage are available from Australia.
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Food, Diet |
Male Kentish Plover in breeding
plumage
foraging along the edge of fresh water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2019]