Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius veredus (Eastern Sand Plover)
About the Eastern Sand Plover
The oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus), also known as the oriental dotterel, is a medium-sized plover closely related to the Caspian plover. It breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.
Adult male in breeding plumage: white face, throat and fore-crown; grey-brown hind-crown, hind-neck and back; belly white, demarcated with narrow black band and then broad chestnut breast band merging into white throat. Female, juvenile and non-breeding male: generally grey-brown upperparts and white belly; pale face with white streak above eye. Measurements: length 21–25 cm; wingspan 46–53 cm; weight 95 g.
Among the red-breasted Charadrius plovers, this bird is relatively large, long-legged and long-winged. Breeds in Mongolia, eastern Russia and Manchuria; migrates through eastern China and South-East Asia to Indonesia and northern Australia. Rare in New Guinea; straggler to New Zealand and Europe four times (Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands). The oriental plover breeds in dry steppes, deserts, arid grasslands and saltpans. Its... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Sand Plover in Raja Ampat?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Sand Plover sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Sand Plover in Raja Ampat?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Sand Plover in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.