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Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1852

212618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Charadriiformes (Order)
  10. Charadriidae (Family)
  11. Charadrius (Genus)
  12. Charadrius pallidus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 12-15 cm. Plumage: grey above; white below; male with narrow chestnut breast band, continuous with chestnut...  
Description Length: 12-15 cm. Plumage: grey above; white below; male with narrow chestnut breast band, continuous with chestnut forecrown; white forehead patch edged with black frontal band continuous with black eyeline; female with wider chestnut band and chestnut subocular line; no black band on forehead or black line through eye. Immature like adult but lacks head markings and breast band grey, often broken or absent. Bare parts: iris brown; bill black; feet and legs grey with blackish joints. Habitat: coastal lagoons and estuaries, rare in fresh water habitats. Resident.<389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Charadrius pallidus Strickland, 1852. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212618 on 2024-05-02
Date
action
by
1998-08-22 05:35:27Z
created
Depew, Lorna
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked
Adriaens, Peter

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basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Length: 12-15 cm. Plumage: grey above; white below; male with narrow chestnut breast band, continuous with chestnut forecrown; white forehead patch edged with black frontal band continuous with black eyeline; female with wider chestnut band and chestnut subocular line; no black band on forehead or black line through eye. Immature like adult but lacks head markings and breast band grey, often broken or absent. Bare parts: iris brown; bill black; feet and legs grey with blackish joints. Habitat: coastal lagoons and estuaries, rare in fresh water habitats. Resident.<389><391><393> [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch Kaapse plevier  [details]
English chestnut-banded sand-ploverchestnut-banded plover  [details]
French pluvier élégant  [details]
German Rotband-Regenpfeifer  [details]
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) 
To GenBank (54 nucleotides; 36 proteins) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
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