Kentish Plover / Anarhynchus alexandrinus LC
- Synonyms Kentish Plover [alexandrinus, nihonensis or seebohmi], Snowy plover, Kentish Plover [alexandrinus or seebohmi], White-faced plover
- Old latin name for bird Charadrius alexandrinus, Aegialites dealbatus
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Where to see Kentish Plover
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread, coastal and inland s Palearctic to ne, s Asia
- Non breeding region to Sahel of wc to ec Africa through e China, Indonesian Arch. and Philippines
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
Kentish Plover subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarhynchus alexandrinus alexandrinus | coastal w Europe (formerly British Isles), Macaronesia (w of nw Africa), n Africa, sporadically to Senegal; inland through c Asia to nw, nc Indian subcontinent, n, c Mongolia and n China | n Africa and s Asia | No |
| Anarhynchus alexandrinus nihonensis | Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (se Russia), Hokkaido through Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; n to s Japan), Korean Pen., ne, e China and Taiwan | to Philippines and Indonesian Arch. | No |
| Anarhynchus alexandrinus seebohmi | s India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kentse Strandkiewiet, Bleekstrandkiewiet |
| Arabic | زَقزَاقٌ إسْكَنْدَرِي |
| Armenian | Ծովային քարադր |
| Azerbaijani | Dəniz bozcası |
| Basque | Txirritxo hankabeltza |
| Bengali | কেন্টিশ জিরিয়া |
| Bulgarian | Морски дъждосвирец |
| Catalan | corriol camanegre |
| Chinese | 白领鸻, 环颈鸻, 白镯环 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 東方環頸鴴, 白領鴴, 白鐲環, 環頸鴴 |
| Croatian | morski kulik |
| Czech | kulík mořský |
| Danish | Hvidbrystet Præstekrave |
| Dutch | Strandplevier |
| Esperanto | marborda pluvio |
| Estonian | mustjalg-tüll e. meritüll |
| Finnish | mustajalkatylli |
| French | nihonensis ou seebohmi], Pluvier à collier interrompu, Pluvier à collier interrompu [alexandrinus, Pluvier à collier interrompu (alexandrinus ou seebohmi), Pluvier à collier interrompu (alexandrinus or seebohmi), Gravelot à collier interrompu, Pluvier à collier interrompu (alexandrinus) |
| Galician | Píllara das dunas |
| Georgian | ზღვის წინტალა |
| German | Seeregenpfeifer |
| Greek | Θαλασσοσφυριχτής |
| Hebrew | חופמי אלכסנדרי |
| Hungarian | széki lile |
| Icelandic | Strandlóa |
| Indonesian | Cerek tilil, Burung Cerek Tilil |
| Italian | Fratino |
| Japanese | シロチドリ |
| Korean | 흰물떼새 |
| Latvian | jūras tārtiņš |
| Lithuanian | juodakojis kirlikas |
| Macedonian | морски пескар |
| Malay | Burung Rapang Pantai |
| Malayalam | ചെറുമണൽക്കോഴി |
| Marathi | केंटीश चिखल्या |
| Mongolian | Тэнгисийн хиазат |
| Nepali | अलकचन्Ç राजपुत्रिका |
| Northern Sami | Čáhppesjuolbuvvedat |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystlo |
| Persian | سلیم پا سیاه (کوچک), سلیم پاسیاه کوچک |
| Polish | sieweczka morska |
| Portuguese | borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida |
| Romanian | Prundăraş de sărătură, Prundăraș de sărătură |
| Russian | Морской зуек, Морской зуёк |
| Serbian | Morski žalar |
| Slovak | kulík morský |
| Slovenian | beločeli deževnik |
| Spanish | Chorlitejo patinegro |
| Swedish | svartbent strandpipare |
| Thai | นกหัวโตหน้าขาว, นกหัวโตขาดำ |
| Turkish | Теңіз шүрілдек торғайы, Akça Cılıbıt |
| Ukrainian | пісочник морський |
| Vietnamese | Chim Choi choi khoang cổ |