Listen to the Kentish plover
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About the Kentish plover
The Kentish plover is a bird in the family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 43 cm and weigh around 47 g.
What does the Kentish plover sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader (40–44 g (1.4–1.6 oz)) of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra. Both male and female birds have pale plumages with a white underside, grey/brown back, dark legs and a dark bill; however, additionally the male birds also exhibit very dark incomplete breast bands, and dark markings either side of their head, therefore the Kentish plover is regarded as sexually dimorphic.
More from the family Charadriidae
Northern lapwing
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Little ringed plover
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Common ringed plover
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European golden plover
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Killdeer
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Semipalmated plover
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New Zealand dotterel
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Yellow-wattled lapwing
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Piping plover
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Kentish plover sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Kentish plover on this page, including its flight call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Kentish plover endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Kentish plover as “least concern”.
What family does the Kentish plover belong to?
The Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Área Metropolitana de Sevilla (near Isla Mayor), Sevilla… by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q18855 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Kentish plover – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Zeynel Cebeci – CC BY-SA 4.0