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Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 636 |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 390 |
| Kerala | 241 |
| Singapore | 163 |
| Sri Lanka | 136 |
| Phetchaburi Province | 99 |
| Tamil Nādu | 96 |
| Southern Province | 85 |
| Samut Sakhon Province | 72 |
| Mahārāshtra | 62 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Plovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae |
| Genus | Sand Plovers and Allies · Anarhynchus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tibetan Sand-Plover with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.