• Synonyms Crab Plover

Crab-ploverbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Egypt
  • 2.
    Call, juvenile, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Saudi Arabia
  • 5.
    Begging call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Kenya
  • 7.
    (Begging) call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 8.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 9.
    Call, flight call, © vir joshi
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Crab-plover

  • Breeding region Africa, Indian ocean
  • Breeding subregion sandy coasts and islands of Red Sea, Arabian Pen. and Persian Gulf (nw Indian Ocean)
  • Non breeding region e AF, India : tropical to subtropical Indian Ocean coasts: sw Indian Ocean coast to Mozambique and KwaZulu Natal, Malagasy region including coralline atolls of s, c Seychelles, Chagos Arch., Maldives (wc Indian Ocean), w coast of India, Sri Lanka and Andaman Is.

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKrapvreter
Arabicالحنكور, زقزاق السرطان, حنكور
BelarusianРакавая сеўка
Bengaliকাঁকড়া জিরিয়া, কাুঁকড়া চজচযয়া , কাুঁকড়াচজচযয়া
BulgarianМорски кокилобегач
Catalandromes
Chinese蟹鸻
Chinese (Traditional)蟹鴴
Croatiandromas
CzechPobrežník cernobílý, pobřežník černobílý
DanishKrabbeæder
DutchKrabplevier
EsperantoKrabpluvio
Estoniankrabijooksur
FinnishLuolakahjaala, luolakahlaaja, Rapukurmitsa
FrenchDrome ardéole, Drôme ardéole, Pluvier crabier
FrisianKrabbewilster
GalicianCaranguexeiro
GermanReiherlaeufer, Meerener, Reiherläufer
GreekΚαβουροφάγος Χαραδριός, Καβoυρoφάγoς
Hebrewדרומס עקוד, דרומס
Hungariangémlile
IcelandicKrabbametja
IrishPilibín portánach
ItalianDroma
Japaneseカニチドリ
Latviankrabju tārtiņš
LithuanianVėžiautojas, Krabinis sejikas, krabinis sėjikas
MacedonianКрабојад
MalagasyTsakaranta, Tsarakaranta, Firatsa
Malayalamഞണ്ടുണ്ണി
Northern SamiReabbáborri
Norwegiankrabbeeter
Norwegian NynorskKrabbeetar
Persianسلیم خرچنگ ‌خوار, سلیم خرچنگ‌خوار
Polishkrabojad, krabożer, krabozer
PortugueseBatuíra-caranguejeira, caranguejeiro
RomanianStârc alergător
RussianРачья ржанка
SerbianKrabar
Slovakcaplovec strakatý, čapľovec strakatý, čapľovec straktý
Sloveniančapljar
SpanishDromas, Chorlito Cangrejero
SwahiliNdoero
Swedishhägerpipare
TamilNandu Thinni
Tatarкысла шөлди
Thaiนกหัวโตกินปู
TurkishYengeç Yağmurcunu, Yengeç Yaşmurcunu
Ukrainianкрабоїд
Uzbekқисқич чўлдоқ
WelshRhedwr crancod