Listen to the little ringed plover
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About the little ringed plover
The little ringed 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 45 cm and weigh around 8 g.
What does the little ringed plover sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as nocturnal 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 little ringed plover (Thinornis dubius) is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband and a black mask around the eye with a noticeable yellow eyering. Its forehead, belly and the rest of the breast are white. A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges. Its diet consists mainly of insects and worms, which it forages for in muddy areas.
Related birds in the genus Charadrius
More from the family Charadriidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a little ringed plover sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the little ringed plover on this page, including its nocturnal flight call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the little ringed plover endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the little ringed plover as “least concern”.
What family does the little ringed plover belong to?
The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Nocturnal flight call · Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany by Jens Loose – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Nocturnal flight call · Fontaine-le-Comte, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q18851 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Little ringed plover – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Zeynel Cebeci – CC BY-SA 4.0