Differentiating Lesser Sand-Plover and Greater Sand-Plover

Breeding and non-breeding plumage is similar for these species. Lesser Sand-Plover is proportionally smaller-headed and has a shorted bill (less than 1/2 the width of the head). The bill has a slight bulge at the tip. It also has darker and shorter legs.

Lesser Sand-Plover:

Image by lcwoo from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69696611

Greater Sand-Plover:

Image by Amanda Johnston from observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70305628

Posted on 15 April, 2021 02:00 by tamika_lunn