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Family Name : Charadridae
Common Name : Large Sand Plover - Scientific Name : Charadrius leschenaulti ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Large Sand Plover - Scientific Name : Charadrius leschenaulti ‹‹ Go Back
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leschenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Chilaw Sand spit
Date
: 25th November 2008
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leschenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: non breeding adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Kumana
Date
: 30th September 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leschenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Thushara Senanayake
Location
: Chilaw Sand spit
Date
: 8th September 2010
Equipment
: Canon S5IS
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leschenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Lanka Patuna
Date
: 7th March 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 lens
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leshenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage left
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Chilaw Sand Spit
Date
: 24th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 f4.5 lens
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: Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaulti
Other names
: Greater Sand Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C leshenaulti winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage left
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Chilaw Sand Spit
Date
: 24th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 f4.5 lens
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