Long-billed Plover

Thinornis placidus

Long-billed Plover (Thinornis placidus) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of Europe & Northern Asia.

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Birds of India Birds of Japan Birds of Malaysia Birds of the Philippines Birds of Thailand

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The Long-billed Plover (Thinornis placidus) is a member of the Charadriidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia.

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Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae Plovers
Genus Thinornis
Species placidus

Where it lives

Riverine temperate southeastern Siberia, Hokkaido to Kyushu (north to southern Japan), northern, central Korean Pen., northeastern, east-central China; disjunctly northeastern India

Europe & Northern Asia

Quick facts

Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Long-billed Plover (Thinornis placidus) is a species of plovers in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia — riverine temperate se Siberia, Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan), n, c Korean Pen., ne, ec China; disjunctly ne India.