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Kentish Plover medium-sized chick

Kentish Plover medium-sized chick - Chick

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Arrecife, Lanzarote

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» April, 2021

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Anarhynchus alexandrinus - Kentish Plover

Bird Species (French)

»Pluvier à collier interrompu

Bird Family

»Charadriidae - Plovers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This wader is becoming rare and endangered in the Canary Islands. At present only Lanzarote and Fuerteventura hold viable and important breeding populations. On La Graciosa and Lobos islets there are also a few pairs.

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