Greater Sand Plover bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGeoffrey's plover, Sand-Plover, Geoffrey's Sand-Plover, Large Sand Plover, Large Sand-Dotterel, Large-billed Dotterel, Geoffrey's Sand Dotterel, Greater Sandplover, Great Sand Plover, Large-billed Sand-Dotterel, Great Dotterel, Greater Sand-Plover, Geoffroy's Plover, Greater Sand-Dotterel, Large-billed Sand-Plover, Sandplover, Large Sand-Plover, Great Sand-Dotterel, Large Sand Dotterel, Great Sand-Plover, Geoffrey's Dotterel, Sand Plover, Thick-bill Plover, Gretaer Dotterel, Large Dotterel
Old latin name for birdCharadrius leschenaultii, Pagoa zanda, Charadrius leschenaulti, Anarhynchus leschenaultii, Eudromias crassirostris, Pagoa leschenaultii
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers / Charadriidae
GenusAnarhynchus
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregioninland w to ec Asia; Turkey to e Mongolia
Non breeding regioncoastal e, s Africa to s Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; s Japan), Australia, Melanesia and w Micronesia

Greater Sand Plover bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Egypt
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Bruno Durand
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Chie-Jen (Jerome) Ko
    Taiwan
  • 5.
    Call, © Thijs Fijen
    Oman
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Manuel Schweizer
    Iran
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anarhynchus leschenaultii columbinusTurkey e to Azerbaijan and Jordanse Mediterranean, Red Sea and Persian GulfNo
Anarhynchus leschenaultii leschenaultiinw China (and ?Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan) to s Siberia and se Mongolias Asia to s Japan, Philippines, Indonesian Arch. and AustralasiaNo
Anarhynchus leschenaultii scythicusTurkmenistan through s Kazakhstan, Afghanistan (race?)to se AfricaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootstrandkiewiet
AlbanianVrapuesi i madh i rërës
Arabicزقزاق الرمل الكبير رهيز، عريسة, زقزاق الرمل الكبير
ArmenianՀաստակտուց Քարադր
Azerbaijaniiridimdik bozca, qalındimdik yağışcüllüt, Yoğundimdik bozca, böyükdimdik bozca
BasqueCorriol de Leschenault
BelarusianТоўстадзюбы зуёк
Bengaliফড় ধুরচজচযয়া , বড় ধুলজিরিয়া
BretonNouelig an dezerzh
BulgarianДългокрак дъждосвирец, Дебелоклюн дъждосвирец
CatalanCorriol de Leschenault, Corriolet, corriol de Leschnault
Chinese[tie-zui sha heng], [tie-zui heng], 鐵嘴沙(行鳥), 鐵嘴鴴, 铁嘴沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional)鐵嘴鴴〔鐵嘴沙鴴〕, 鐵嘴鴴, 鐵嘴沙鴴
CroatianSivatagi lile, pustinjski kulik
Czechkulík větší, Kulík pouštní
DanishØrkenpræstekrave
DutchWoestijn plevier, Woestijnplevier
Esperantodezertpluvio, dezerta pluvio
Estoniankõrbetüll
Finnishaavikkotylli
FrenchGravelot de Leschenault, Pluvier du désert, Gravelot du désert, Gravelot de désert, Pluvier de désert, Pluvier de Leschenault
FrisianGrutte Sânwilster
GalicianCorriol de Leschenault, Píllara de Leschenault
Georgianსქელნისკარტა წინტალა
GermanWüstenregenpfeifer
GreekΕρημoσφυριχτής, (Μεγάλος) Ερημοσφυριχτής, Ερημοσφυριχτής, Βραχοπλουμίδι
Hebrewחופמי חוף
Hungariansivatagi lile
IcelandicAuðnalóa
IndonesianCerek-pasir besar, Burung Cerek-pasir Besar, Cerekpasir Besar
IrishFeadóg mhór trá
ItalianPiviere di Leschenault, Corriere di Leschenault
Japaneseオオメダイチドリ
KazakhҚалтатұмсық шүрілдек торғай, жуанқұстұмсық шүрілдек, жуантұмсық шүрілдек, үлкен тұмсықты шүрілдек, үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек, Үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек торғай
Korean큰왕눈물떼새
Latviantuksneša tārtiņš
Lithuaniandidžiasnapis kirlikas, Dykuminis kirlikas
LuxembourgishWüstewakeleefer
MacedonianГолем степски пескар
MalayBurung Rapang Besar, Rapang Besar, Burung Rapang Pasir
Malayalamവലിയ മണൽക്കോഴി
MalteseBirwina tal-Lvant, Birwina tad-Deżert
ManxFeddag gheinnee vooar
Marathiमोठा चिखल्या
MongolianЗэвэн хиазат, дорнодын хиазат, дорнодын тонгор, дорнотын хиазат, дорнын хиазат
Nepaliबडा राजपुत्रिका
Northern SamiSáttobuvvedat
NorwegianØrkenlo, ørkenlo
Norwegian NynorskØrkenlo
Persianسلیم شنی بزرگ
Polishsieweczka pustynna
Portugueseborrelho-grande-de-colar-ruivo, Borrelho do deserto, Borrelho-do-deserto, borrelho-do-deserto, Borrelho-mongol-grande
RomanianPrundăraş de deşert, Prundăraș de deșert
RussianБольшеклювый зуёк, Tolstoklyuvy Zuyok, Тостоклювый зуек, Зуек толстоклювый, Большеклювый зуек, Толстоклювый зуек, Толстоклювый зуёк
SerbianVeliki stepski žalar
Slovakkulâk veľkozobý, kulík veľkozobý
Sloveniandebelokljuni deževnik
SpanishChorlitejo Grande, Chorlito de Leschenault, Chorlitejo mongol grande
SwahiliKitwitwi Mkia-mrefu
Swedishökenpipare
Tamil[Chinna Kottan]
Thaiนกหัวโตทรายใหญ่
TurkishGeoffroy'un Yağmur Kuşu, Büyük Cılıbıt, Çöl Yağmurkuşu, Үлкентұмысықты шүрілдек торғай, büyük cylybyt
Turkmenýogynçüňk kebez
Ukrainianпісочник товстодзьобий, Пісочник товстодзьобий , Товстодзьобий зуйок
Uzbekтумшуқдор қораѐқа
VietnameseChim Choi choi lưng hung, Chim Choi choi lớn, Choi choi lớn, Choi choi lưng hung
WelshCwtiad y tywod mwyalf, Cwtiad y tywod mwyaf, Cwtiad tywod mwyaf