Greater Sand Plover bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSand Plover, Sand-Plover, Geoffrey's Sand-Plover, Large Sand Plover, Large Sand-Dotterel, Large-billed Dotterel, Geoffrey's Sand Dotterel, Greater Sandplover, Great Sand Plover, Large-billed Sand-Dotterel, Great Dotterel, Greater Sand-Plover, Geoffroy's Plover, Greater Sand-Dotterel, Large-billed Sand-Plover, Sandplover, Large Sand-Plover, Great Sand-Dotterel, Large Sand Dotterel, Great Sand-Plover, Geoffrey's Dotterel, Geoffrey's plover, Thick-bill Plover, Gretaer Dotterel, Large Dotterel
Old latin name for birdPagoa zanda, Pagoa leschenaultii, Eudromias crassirostris, Anarhynchus leschenaultii, Charadrius leschenaulti
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers / Charadriidae
GenusCharadrius
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregioninland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia
Non breeding regioncoastal e, s Africa to s Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; s Japan), Australia, Melanesia and w Micronesia

Greater Sand Plover bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Egypt
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Bruno Durand
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Chie-Jen (Jerome) Ko
    Taiwan
  • 5.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Manuel Schweizer
    Iran
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Charadrius leschenaultii columbinusTurkey e to Azerbaijan and Jordanse Mediterranean, Red Sea and Persian GulfNo
Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultiinw China (and ?Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan) to s Siberia and se Mongolias Asia to s Japan, Philippines, Indonesian Arch. and AustralasiaNo
Charadrius leschenaultii scythicusTurkmenistan through s Kazakhstan, Afghanistan (race?)to se AfricaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootstrandkiewiet
AlbanianVrapuesi i madh i rërës
Arabicزقزاق الرمل الكبير رهيز، عريسة, زقزاق الرمل الكبير
ArmenianՀաստակտուց Քարադր
AzerbaijaniYoğundimdik bozca, iridimdik bozca, qalındimdik yağışcüllüt, böyükdimdik bozca
BasqueCorriol de Leschenault
BelarusianТоўстадзюбы зуёк
Bengaliবড় ধুলজিরিয়া, ফড় ধুরচজচযয়া
BretonNouelig an dezerzh
BulgarianДебелоклюн дъждосвирец, Дългокрак дъждосвирец
Catalancorriol de Leschnault, Corriolet, Corriol de Leschenault
Chinese鐵嘴鴴, [tie-zui sha heng], 鐵嘴沙(行鳥), [tie-zui heng], 铁嘴沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional)鐵嘴沙鴴, 鐵嘴鴴, 鐵嘴鴴〔鐵嘴沙鴴〕
CroatianSivatagi lile, pustinjski kulik
Czechkulík větší, Kulík pouštní
DanishØrkenpræstekrave
DutchWoestijnplevier, Woestijn plevier
Esperantodezerta pluvio, dezertpluvio
Estoniankõrbetüll
Finnishaavikkotylli
FrenchPluvier de désert, Pluvier de Leschenault, Gravelot de Leschenault, Pluvier du désert, Gravelot du désert, Gravelot de désert
FrisianGrutte Sânwilster
GalicianCorriol de Leschenault, Píllara de Leschenault
Georgianსქელნისკარტა წინტალა
GermanWüstenregenpfeifer
GreekΕρημοσφυριχτής, (Μεγάλος) Ερημοσφυριχτής, Ερημoσφυριχτής, Βραχοπλουμίδι
Hebrewחופמי חוף
Hungariansivatagi lile
IcelandicAuðnalóa
IndonesianBurung Cerek-pasir Besar, Cerek-pasir besar, Cerekpasir Besar
IrishFeadóg mhór trá
ItalianCorriere di Leschenault, Piviere di Leschenault
Japaneseオオメダイチドリ
Kazakhжуанқұстұмсық шүрілдек, Қалтатұмсық шүрілдек торғай, жуантұмсық шүрілдек, үлкен тұмсықты шүрілдек, үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек, Үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек торғай
Korean큰왕눈물떼새
Latviantuksneša tārtiņš
LithuanianDykuminis kirlikas, didžiasnapis kirlikas
LuxembourgishWüstewakeleefer
MacedonianГолем степски пескар
MalayBurung Rapang Pasir, Rapang Besar, Burung Rapang Besar
Malayalamവലിയ മണൽക്കോഴി
MalteseBirwina tal-Lvant, Birwina tad-Deżert
ManxFeddag gheinnee vooar
Marathiमोठा चिखल्या
Mongolianдорнын хиазат, Зэвэн хиазат, дорнотын хиазат, дорнодын тонгор, дорнодын хиазат
Nepaliबडा राजपुत्रिका
Northern SamiSáttobuvvedat
NorwegianØrkenlo, ørkenlo
Norwegian NynorskØrkenlo
Persianسلیم شنی بزرگ
Polishsieweczka pustynna
Portugueseborrelho-do-deserto, Borrelho-mongol-grande, Borrelho do deserto, borrelho-grande-de-colar-ruivo, Borrelho-do-deserto
RomanianPrundăraș de deșert, Prundăraş de deşert
RussianTolstoklyuvy Zuyok, Толстоклювый зуек, Большеклювый зуек, Зуек толстоклювый, Тостоклювый зуек, Большеклювый зуёк, Толстоклювый зуёк
SerbianVeliki stepski žalar
Slovakkulík veľkozobý, kulâk veľkozobý
Sloveniandebelokljuni deževnik
SpanishChorlitejo mongol grande, Chorlito de Leschenault, Chorlitejo Grande
SwahiliKitwitwi Mkia-mrefu
Swedishökenpipare
Tamil[Chinna Kottan]
Thaiนกหัวโตทรายใหญ่
TurkishBüyük Cılıbıt, Үлкентұмысықты шүрілдек торғай, Çöl Yağmurkuşu, büyük cylybyt, Geoffroy'un Yağmur Kuşu
Turkmenýogynçüňk kebez
UkrainianПісочник товстодзьобий , пісочник товстодзьобий, Товстодзьобий зуйок
Uzbekтумшуқдор қораѐқа
VietnameseChim Choi choi lưng hung, Chim Choi choi lớn, Choi choi lớn, Choi choi lưng hung
WelshCwtiad y tywod mwyaf, Cwtiad y tywod mwyalf, Cwtiad tywod mwyaf