Caspian Plover
Anarhynchus asiaticus(Pallas, PS, 1773)
English (US) Caspian Plover
The Caspian Plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds central Asia from southwestern Russia and Turkmenistan eastward to northwestern Xinjiang; winters inland Kenya to south-central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Caspian Plover
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius asiaticus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
- Type locality
- Salt lakes of the South Tartar Steppes.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 2 p.715
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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