Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

(C. a. alexandrinus)

Armenian Name:	Ծովային քարադր

See Plate 26 for Kentish Plover and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	15-17 cm, Wing Span:42-45 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 117.
Description:	Pale with blackish legs.
Adult (Breeding):	Male has brown midcrown and nape with variable reddish tint, white supercilium, black forecrown does not extend to black eyestripe. Black patch on side of breast. Female: uniform brown crown and mantle; dark brown forecrown, eyestripe, and patches on sides of breast.
Similar Species:	Differs from other small plovers by dark legs and pale color.
Behavior:	Runs rapidly.
Habitat:	Fish ponds, lake shores, shingle river banks.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Shallow ground scrape lined with dry aquatic plants or unlined.
Eggs:	31 mm, 3, pale greenish-brown, dark brown and pale violet spots.