Crab-plover bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCrab Plover
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyCrab-plover / Dromadidae
GenusDromas
Breeding regionAfrica, Indian ocean
Breeding subregionsandy coasts and islands of Red Sea, Arabian Pen. and Persian Gulf (nw Indian Ocean)
Non breeding regione 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.

Crab-plover bird sounds *

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

Where to see Crab-plover

Crab-plover subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKrapvreter
Arabicالحنكور, حنكور, زقزاق السرطان
BelarusianРакавая сеўка
Bengaliকাুঁকড়া চজচযয়া , কাঁকড়া জিরিয়া, কাুঁকড়াচজচযয়া
BulgarianМорски кокилобегач
Catalandromes
Chinese蟹鸻
Chinese (Traditional)蟹鴴
Croatiandromas
CzechPobrežník cernobílý, pobřežník černobílý
DanishKrabbeæder
DutchKrabplevier
EsperantoKrabpluvio
Estoniankrabijooksur
FinnishRapukurmitsa, luolakahlaaja, Luolakahjaala
FrenchDrome ardéole, Drôme ardéole, Pluvier crabier
FrisianKrabbewilster
GalicianCaranguexeiro
GermanReiherlaeufer, Meerener, Reiherläufer
GreekΚαβουροφάγος Χαραδριός, Καβoυρoφάγoς
Hebrewדרומס, דרומס עקוד
Hungariangémlile
IcelandicKrabbametja
IrishPilibín portánach
ItalianDroma
Japaneseカニチドリ
Latviankrabju tārtiņš
LithuanianKrabinis sejikas, krabinis sėjikas, Vėžiautojas
MacedonianКрабојад
MalagasyTsarakaranta, Firatsa, Tsakaranta
Malayalamഞണ്ടുണ്ണി
Northern SamiReabbáborri
Norwegiankrabbeeter, Krabbeeter
Norwegian NynorskKrabbeetar
Persianسلیم خرچنگ ‌خوار, سلیم خرچنگ‌خوار
Polishkrabożer, krabojad, krabozer
Portuguesecaranguejeiro, batuíra-caranguejeira
RomanianStârc alergător
RussianРачья ржанка
SerbianKrabar
Slovakčapľovec straktý, caplovec strakatý, čapľovec strakatý
Sloveniančapljar
SpanishDromas, Chorlito Cangrejero
SwahiliNdoero
Swedishhägerpipare
TamilNandu Thinni
Tatarкысла шөлди
Thaiนกหัวโตกินปู
TurkishYengeç Yağmurcunu, Yengeç Yaşmurcunu
Ukrainianкрабоїд
Uzbekқисқич чўлдоқ
WelshRhedwr crancod