Fact Card
COMMON NAME: CASPIAN PLOVER
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Charadrius asiaticus
TYPE: Vagrant
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Charadriiformes / FAMILY – Charadriidae / GENUS – Charadrius
Video: Caspian Plover
Audio: Caspian Plover
IUCN Red List Status
References
- [Ben F. King]. (1982, September 18). Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus [Audio]. Macaulay Library. Link
- Caspian plover. (2022, November 25). In Wikipedia. Link
- IUCN (2018, August 9). Caspian Plover. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from Link
- [Vivek Sudhakaran]. (2022, November 20). Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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