Caspian plover
Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
Status not recordedbirds
The caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 75.6 g to 77.1 g.
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Quick facts about the caspian plover
- Weight
- 77.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desertsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 23.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the caspian plover live?
Not recorded
Is the caspian plover endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the caspian plover classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae
- genusCharadrius
- SpeciesCharadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
Synonyms Anarhynchus asiaticus, Charadrius damarensis, Eupoda asiatica, Pluvialis asiaticus
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- WermutregenpfeiferGerman
- Wermut-RegenpfeiferGerman
- ΣτεποσφυριχτήςGreek
- chorlito asiático chicoSpanish
- Chorlitejo asiático chicoSpanish
- Pluvier asiatiqueFrench
- חופמי אסיהHebrew
- kaspijinis kirlikasLithuanian
- rødbrystloNorwegian Bokmål
- Kaspische plevierDutch
- raudbrystloNorwegian Nynorsk
- sieweczka długonogaPolish
- borrelho-do-cáspioPortuguese
- prundaşul gulerat micRomanian
- kaspijski deževnikSlovenian
- dogu cilibitiTurkish
- asya yagmurkusuTurkish
- asya yagmurkuşuTurkish
- doğu cılıbıtiTurkish
- Пісочник каспійськийUkrainian
Relatives of the caspian plover
Other species in the same genus Charadrius.
Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius
Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Greater sand plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Siberian sand plover
Charadrius mongolus
CompareCaspian plover vs Little ringed ploverCaspian plover vs Common ringed ploverCaspian plover vs Kentish ploverCaspian plover vs Eurasian dotterel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the caspian plover?
An adult caspian plover weighs 77.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the caspian plover?
The caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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