Least ConcernDotterel
Charadrius morinellus
One of the 3 ringed plovers on WAnimals
Birds · Charadriiformes · Charadriidae
Charadrius hiaticula
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It almost always lays its eggs with the narrow end pointing to the centre of the nest. Incubation begins only once the last egg is laid, so that all of them hatch together.
Weight
64 g on average
Size
18 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
5 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: AnAge · World Species · Birdfact · ResearchGate · Wikipedia · The Birds · Birds of the World
Best time: From August to May on Iberian beaches, marshes and estuaries, when birds from northern Europe pass through and winter.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 47.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Ringed Plover — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common ringed plover.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
