Little Ringed Plover
BIRDING ARAGÓNLittle Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
ES: Chorlitejo chico
Description
L: 40-44cm; W: 77-85cm;
Brown upperparts; white underparts; white wing band surrounded by black; black front bar and mask; brown wings with the coverts ending in a whitish tip; flesh colored legs; bill black; yellow eye ring. Browner juveniles, without black on the head and with an incomplete brown collar.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Summer
- Optimal Season:Mar-Sep
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Wetlands
Best places to see in Aragón
ROUTES
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA; ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE – EL PLANERÓN – LA LOMAZA; SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN; SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN; LA SOTONERA; LA SOTONERA; LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN; EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITA; MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX; RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS; DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN; RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO