Description:

Medium sized chunkier plover with sparkling silver upperparts with contrasting black underparts. White underwing and black axillaries. Stockier, with stouter bill and shorter legs. Whitish rump and prominent white wing-bar. Has extensive white spangling to upperparts in breeding plumage; upperparts mainly grey in non-breeding.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant through Gilgit-Baltistan, with no latest records. Mostly prefers sparsely vegetated mud flats or sandy banks of wetlands, lakes, streams and also grasslands. In the areas occurs up to 3000m.

Behavior:

Primarily feeds on mudflats, but has also been observed feeding like sandpiper picking items from surface of shallow water. Sometimes exposes prey by making a sideways flick combined with a peck. Sometimes feeds at night. Diet mainly insects and their larvae, such as beetles and other invertebrates; occasionally some grass seeds and stems. In winter, takes worms, molluscs and crustaceans.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Grey Plover in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Grey Plover

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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