Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

hides well in sand

Characteristics

Gray-backed and white-bellied plover. A white band circumnavigates the neck, and the black band on the front of the chest is cut off. A gray eye line runs from the beak to the eyes, and the tops of the eyes are white. The back of the head is dark brown. In summer, males are brown and females are light brown. These colors are thought to be protective colors to assimilate with the surrounding sandy soil.

White plover call

It makes a high-pitched "Pil-Pil-Pil" sound. They also sing when they take off.

Picture of Kentish Plover

Ecology

Inhabit sandy beaches, tidal flats, and riverbeds. It eats lugworms and aquatic insects by trotting. They form flocks of several dozen birds and breed in sandy soil. It digs a little into the ground, lays stones and shells under it, builds a nest, and lays eggs.

When a foreign enemy approaches, it pretends to be injured, called "pseudo-injury". This is to distract attention from the chicks.

Habitat

A dozen or so flew to the grass near Higashiyoka tidal flat in Saga prefecture. It was so similar to the color of the ground that I could not see it unless I observed it through a telescope. I had the impression that there were many juvenile birds with pale colors. It didn't seem to notice me, and was preening and relaxing. After a while, it flew off with a cry.

Videos

The video of the white plover.

It was on the breakwater.

Pictures

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Picture of Kentish Plover1|Gray-brown back, white belly.
Gray-brown back, white belly.
Picture of Kentish Plover2|They took off in small flocks.
They took off in small flocks.
Picture of Kentish Plover3|It was preening and relaxing.
It was preening and relaxing.
Picture of Kentish Plover4|Walk quickly.
Walk quickly.
Picture of Kentish Plover5|Assimilates with grass and sand.
Assimilates with grass and sand.
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