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Greater Sand Plover / Anarhynchus leschenaultii LC
- Synonyms Geoffrey'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 bird Pagoa leschenaultii, Pagoa zanda, Charadrius leschenaulti, Eudromias crassirostris, Anarhynchus leschenaultii, Charadrius leschenaultii
Related species
Tibetan Sand Plover
Javan Plover
Caspian Plover
Snowy Plover
Double-banded Plover
Malaysian Plover
Wilson's Plover
Mountain Plover
Where to see Greater Sand Plover
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion inland w to ec Asia: Turkey to e Mongolia
- Non breeding region coastal e, s Africa to s Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; s Japan), Australia, Melanesia and w Micronesia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Cyprus
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guam
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Greater Sand Plover subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarhynchus leschenaultii columbinus | Turkey e to Azerbaijan and Jordan | se Mediterranean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf | No |
| Anarhynchus leschenaultii leschenaultii | nw China (and ?Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan) to s Siberia and se Mongolia | s Asia to s Japan, Philippines, Indonesian Arch. and Australasia | No |
| Anarhynchus leschenaultii scythicus | Turkmenistan through s Kazakhstan, Afghanistan (race?) | to se Africa | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootstrandkiewiet |
| Albanian | Vrapuesi i madh i rërës |
| Arabic | زقزاق الرمل الكبير رهيز، عريسة, زقزاق الرمل الكبير |
| Armenian | Հաստակտուց Քարադր |
| Azerbaijani | iridimdik bozca, qalındimdik yağışcüllüt, Yoğundimdik bozca, böyükdimdik bozca |
| Basque | Corriol de Leschenault |
| Belarusian | Тоўстадзюбы зуёк |
| Bengali | ফড় ধুরচজচযয়া , বড় ধুলজিরিয়া |
| Breton | Nouelig an dezerzh |
| Bulgarian | Дългокрак дъждосвирец, Дебелоклюн дъждосвирец |
| Catalan | Corriol 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 |
| Croatian | Sivatagi lile, pustinjski kulik |
| Czech | kulík větší, Kulík pouštní |
| Danish | Ørkenpræstekrave |
| Dutch | Woestijn plevier, Woestijnplevier |
| Esperanto | dezertpluvio, dezerta pluvio |
| Estonian | kõrbetüll |
| Finnish | aavikkotylli |
| French | Gravelot de Leschenault, Gravelot de désert, Pluvier de désert, Pluvier de Leschenault, Pluvier du désert, Gravelot du désert |
| Frisian | Grutte Sânwilster |
| Galician | Corriol de Leschenault, Píllara de Leschenault |
| Georgian | სქელნისკარტა წინტალა |
| German | Wüstenregenpfeifer |
| Greek | Ερημoσφυριχτής, (Μεγάλος) Ερημοσφυριχτής, Βραχοπλουμίδι, Ερημοσφυριχτής |
| Hebrew | חופמי חוף |
| Hungarian | sivatagi lile |
| Icelandic | Auðnalóa |
| Indonesian | Burung Cerek-pasir Besar, Cerekpasir Besar, Cerek-pasir besar |
| Irish | Feadóg mhór trá |
| Italian | Corriere di Leschenault, Piviere di Leschenault |
| Japanese | オオメダイチドリ |
| Kazakh | Қалтатұмсық шүрілдек торғай, жуанқұстұмсық шүрілдек, жуантұмсық шүрілдек, үлкен тұмсықты шүрілдек, үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек, Үлкентұмсықты шүрілдек торғай |
| Korean | 큰왕눈물떼새 |
| Latvian | tuksneša tārtiņš |
| Lithuanian | Dykuminis kirlikas, didžiasnapis kirlikas |
| Luxembourgish | Wüstewakeleefer |
| Macedonian | Голем степски пескар |
| Malay | Burung Rapang Pasir, Burung Rapang Besar, Rapang Besar |
| Malayalam | വലിയ മണൽക്കോഴി |
| Maltese | Birwina tad-Deżert, Birwina tal-Lvant |
| Manx | Feddag gheinnee vooar |
| Marathi | मोठा चिखल्या |
| Mongolian | дорнын хиазат, Зэвэн хиазат, дорнотын хиазат, дорнодын тонгор, дорнодын хиазат |
| Nepali | बडा राजपुत्रिका |
| Northern Sami | Sáttobuvvedat |
| Norwegian | ørkenlo |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Ørkenlo |
| Persian | سلیم شنی بزرگ |
| Polish | sieweczka pustynna |
| Portuguese | Borrelho-do-deserto, Borrelho-grande-de-colar-ruivo, Borrelho-mongol-grande, Borrelho do deserto, borrelho-do-deserto |
| Romanian | Prundăraș de deșert, Prundăraş de deşert |
| Russian | Большеклювый зуёк, Tolstoklyuvy Zuyok, Тостоклювый зуек, Зуек толстоклювый, Большеклювый зуек, Толстоклювый зуек, Толстоклювый зуёк |
| Serbian | Veliki stepski žalar |
| Slovak | kulâk veľkozobý, kulík veľkozobý |
| Slovenian | debelokljuni deževnik |
| Spanish | Chorlitejo Grande, Chorlito de Leschenault, Chorlitejo mongol grande |
| Swahili | Kitwitwi Mkia-mrefu |
| Swedish | ökenpipare |
| Tamil | [Chinna Kottan] |
| Thai | นกหัวโตทรายใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Geoffroy'un Yağmur Kuşu, Büyük Cılıbıt, Үлкентұмысықты шүрілдек торғай, Çöl Yağmurkuşu, büyük cylybyt |
| Turkmen | ýogynçüňk kebez |
| Ukrainian | Товстодзьобий зуйок, Пісочник товстодзьобий , пісочник товстодзьобий |
| Uzbek | тумшуқдор қораѐқа |
| Vietnamese | Choi choi lớn, Chim Choi choi lưng hung, Chim Choi choi lớn, Choi choi lưng hung |
| Welsh | Cwtiad y tywod mwyalf, Cwtiad y tywod mwyaf, Cwtiad tywod mwyaf |