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Long-billed plover

Charadrius placidus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1863

LCLeast Concernbirds

The long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 58 g to 64 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-billed plover

Weight
58 g – 64 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
45 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the long-billed plover?

LONG-BILLED PLOVER · WINGSPAN 45 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 45 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the long-billed plover is about 26% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the long-billed plover live?

Not recorded

What is the long-billed plover?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-billed plover (Thinornis placidus) is a species of wading bird in the family Charadriidae. It can be found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The long-billed plover is a migratory bird, so it breeds and spends the winter in different parts of its range. This bird can often be spotted along the shores of rivers, streams, in wetlands, and rice fields. It forages on the shoreline primarily for aquatic insects, insect larvae, and other invertebrates. It is difficult to distinguish between male and female individuals because of their similar plumage. The breeding season starts at the end of February or early March and ends in July. A male and a female forms a monogamous pair and maintains their territory throughout the breeding season. A global population survey in 2016 assessed the long-billed plover as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-billed plover” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-billed_plover&oldid=1358917611), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-billed plover endangered?

The long-billed plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the long-billed plover classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyCharadriidae
  6. genusCharadrius
  7. SpeciesCharadrius placidus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1863

Synonyms Charadrius hiaticula placidus, Charadrius placidus placidus, Thinornis placidus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • corriol becllargCatalan
  • kulík dlouhozobýCzech
  • cwtiad torchog hirbigWelsh
  • Langnæbbet PræstekraveDanish
  • UssuriregenpfeiferGerman
  • Ussuri-RegenpfeiferGerman
  • longbeka pluvioEsperanto
  • Chorlitejo piquilargoSpanish
  • idatüllEstonian
  • pitkänokkatylliFinnish
  • Pluvier à long becFrench
  • Gravelot à long becFrench
  • dugokljuni kulikCroatian
  • hosszúcsőrű lileHungarian
  • Cerek paruh-panjangIndonesian
  • Corriere beccolungoItalian
  • イカルチドリJapanese
  • 흰목물떼새Korean
  • usūrinis kirlikasLithuanian
  • garknābja tārtiņšLatvian
  • Japanse bontbekplevierDutch
  • langnebbloNorwegian
  • sieweczka długodziobaPolish
  • batuíra-de-bico-longoPortuguese
  • borrelho-de-bico-compridoPortuguese
  • Уссурийский зуёкRussian
  • kulík dlhozobýSlovak
  • Dugokljuni žalarSerbian
  • flodstrandpipareSwedish
  • นกหัวโตปากยาวThai
  • Sakin CılıbıtTurkish
  • пісочник усурійськийUkrainian
  • 劍鴴Chinese
  • 劍鴴〔長嘴鴴〕Chinese
  • 長嘴鴴Chinese
  • 长嘴剑鸻Chinese

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Relatives of the long-billed plover

Other species in the same genus Charadrius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-billed plover?

An adult long-billed plover weighs 58 g – 64 g and has a wingspan of 45 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-billed plover endangered?

The long-billed plover is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the long-billed plover?

The long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{long_billed_plover_2026,
  title = {Long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-billed-plover},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}