Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
The common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a bird of the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 64 g, ranging from 63.5 to 64.75 g across sources, and a wingspan of 41 cm.
Quick facts about the common ringed plover
A carnivore classed as an aquatic predator, it lives in coastal habitats, forages on the ground and is partially migratory. It lays clutches of 3.5 eggs, two clutches per year, with an incubation period of 24 days, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 64 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 41 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 20.4 years – 20.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- coastalsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 24 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the common ringed plover?
Photos of the common ringed plover
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Where does the common ringed plover live?
Not recorded
What is the common ringed plover?
The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland.
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What does the common ringed plover sound like?
Is the common ringed plover endangered?
The common ringed plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common ringed plover classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae
- genusCharadrius
- SpeciesCharadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Aegialitis hiaticula, Charadrius torquatus, Charadrius torquatus, Charadrus hiaticula, Chersomanes albofasciata barbiensis, Hiaticula annulata
Other names and names in other languages (66)
- Great ringed ploverEnglish
- Ringed ploverEnglish
- RingnekstrandkiewietAfrikaans
- زقزاق مطوقArabic
- الزقزاق المطوقArabic
- mazaricu collarieguAsturian
- Вялiкi зуёкBelarusian
- Пясъчен дъждосвирецBulgarian
- Nouelig brasBreton
- corriol anellat grosCatalan
- kulík písečnýCzech
- cwtiad torchogWelsh
- Cwtiaid TorchogWelsh
- stor præstekraveDanish
- SandregenpfeiferGerman
- ΑμμοσφυριχτήςGreek
- granda pluvioEsperanto
- Chorlitejo grandeSpanish
- liivatüllEstonian
- سلیم طوقی بزرگPersian
- tylliFinnish
- SvarthálsaFaroese
- grand gravelotFrench
- grand gravelot occidentalFrench
- Pluvier grand-gravelotFrench
- bothagScottish Gaelic
- bothaganScottish Gaelic
- feadóg chladaighScottish Gaelic
- trìlleachan-traghadScottish Gaelic
- Feddag fainnaghManx
- חופמי צווארוןHebrew
- kulik blatarićCroatian
- parti lileHungarian
- SandlóaIcelandic
- Corriere grossoItalian
- ハジロコチドリJapanese
- 흰죽지꼬마물떼새Korean
- Cornwhylen torghekCornish
- jūrinis kirlikasLithuanian
- smilšu tārtiņšLatvian
- VikivikitsotraMalagasy
- среден пескарMacedonian
- വലിയ മോതിരക്കോഴിMalayalam
- sandloNorwegian Bokmål
- bontbekplevierDutch
- sieweczka obrożnaPolish
- borrelho-grande-de-coleiraPortuguese
- Prundăraş gulerat mareRomanian
- ГалстучникRussian
- BuvvedatNorthern Sami
- bávgošNorthern Sami
- bikkobávkosNorthern Sami
- gáddevirušNorthern Sami
- kulík piesočnýSlovak
- komatni deževnikSlovenian
- vrapuesi qafëziAlbanian
- Žalar blatarićSerbian
- större strandpipareSwedish
- นกหัวโตเล็กขาส้มThai
- halkalı cılıbıtTurkish
- kolyeli büyük yagmurkusuTurkish
- kolyeli büyük yağmurkuşuTurkish
- Пісочник великUkrainian
- Пісочник великийUkrainian
- 剑鸻Chinese
- 環頸鴴〔劍鴴〕Chinese
Relatives of the common ringed plover
Other species in the same genus Charadrius.
Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius
Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Greater sand plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Mongolian plover
Charadrius mongolus
Kildeer
Charadrius vociferus
CompareCommon ringed plover vs Little ringed ploverCommon ringed plover vs Kentish ploverCommon ringed plover vs Eurasian dotterelCommon ringed plover vs Greater sand plover
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the common ringed plover?
The common ringed plover is a bird in the family Charadriidae and the order Charadriiformes. It is also called the Ringed plover or Great ringed plover.
How much does a common ringed plover weigh?
An adult Common ringed plover weighs 64 g, with reported values from 63.5 to 64.75 g. Its wingspan is 41 cm.
What does the common ringed plover eat?
The common ringed plover is a carnivore classed as an aquatic predator.
Is the common ringed plover endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a common ringed plover live?
Its lifespan is given as 20.36 years, with values up to 20.83 years reported by sources.
How many eggs does the common ringed plover lay?
It lays clutches of 3.5 eggs, with two clutches per year and an incubation period of 24 days.
Does the common ringed plover migrate?
Yes, the common ringed plover is partially migratory.
Who named the common ringed plover?
The scientific name Charadrius hiaticula was given by Linnaeus, 1758.
Sources and how to cite this page
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