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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
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Distribution
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References
General Information
Charadrius leschenaultii
Greater Sand Plover
Animal Group:
Bird
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Other Common Name(s):
Great Plover , Large Plover , Large-billed Plover
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (
Cap. 170
)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Regional Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Passage migrant. Found in Deep Bay area.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Bird in HK
Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001.
The Avifauna of Hong Kong
. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994.
Birds of Hong Kong and South China
. Government Printer, Hong Kong.
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. eds. 1996.
Handbook of the Birds of the World.
Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Zheng, G. 2002.
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World.
Science Press.