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Little Ringed Plover probable

Little Ringed Plover probable - 1st winter

Photographer
Location
» Between El Médano and Los Abrigos (Granadilla de Abona), Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» November, 2017
Equipment
» Pentax K-m, with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover
Bird Species (French)
»Pluvier petit-gravelot
Bird Family
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» A local breeding bird on Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, and a migrant to the rest of the archipelago. The bird in the image shows intermediate characteristics between a first winter and an adult (following the opinion of Tony Prater, expert in waders), but it seems to be a 1st winter.