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Common Ringed PloverAlternate name(s): "Ringed Plover" ![]() Size: 17-19.5 cm; wing span 35-41 cm |
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Photos |
Race "hiaticula"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, June 2018]
Close-up lateral view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Tromso airport, Tromso, Norway, in June 2018]
Lateral view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a male Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Parc Natural de s'Albufera de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain, May 2023]
Common Ringed Plovers in various states of
plumage
together with
Kentish Plovers
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Common Ringed Plovers in various states of
plumage
roosting together with other waders, including
Kentish Plovers
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
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FEMALE |
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BREEDING |
Lateral view of a female Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Naturschutzgebiet Wallnau/Fehmarn, Fehmarn, Germany, June 2018]
Lateral view of a female Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Naturschutzgebiet Wallnau/Fehmarn, Fehmarn, Germany, June 2018]
Dorsal view of a female Common Ringed Plover in breeding
plumage;
in this perspective the long supercilium is conspicuous
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Naturschutzgebiet Wallnau/Fehmarn, Fehmarn, Germany, June 2018]
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NON-BREEDING |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover in moulting into
breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover moulting into breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Frontal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, March 2018]
Near-dorsal view from above of a Common Ringed Plover in
non-breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Near-dorsal view from above of a Common Ringed Plover in
non-breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Caxias, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]
Dorsal view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
banking to land
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira de Morgavel, Sines, Setubal, Portugal, October 2020]
Race "tundrae"
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ADULT |
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NON-BREEDING |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Common Ringed Plover in non-breeding
plumage
feeding on a mudflat; note the characteristic orange legs
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[November 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a juvenile Common Ringed Plover
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[November 2017]
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Behaviour |
Common Ringed Plover can travel in large flocks - every
"rock" in this photo is a bird resting on the ground...!
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2019]
It may be surprising to see, but even aquatic birds need to
take a bath to clean their
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, Portugal, December 2017]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
ringplv_jp_20201016.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call(?) | © JP | |
ringplv_jp_20200722.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call(?) | © JP |
More Common Ringed Plover sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.