WoRMS taxon details
Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773
212612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212612)
accepted
Species
Anarhynchus asiaticus · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 18-22 cm. Plumage: above plain brown below white with brown mottling on breast; head and neck white mottled brown;...
Description Length: 18-22 cm. Plumage: above plain brown below white with brown mottling on breast; head and neck white mottled brown; brrown crown, white forehead; brown eye patch; breeding male with entire upperparts dark brown; breast band chestnut boardered on lower edge with dark brown to black; dark brown eye patch and very distinct white superciliary stripe; breeding female like male but with brown breast band.. Immature like adult but with buff edges to feathers of back. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black; feet and legs green or greenish. Habitat: rare on coast. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212612 on 2025-12-01
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 18-22 cm. Plumage: above plain brown below white with brown mottling on breast; head and neck white mottled brown; brrown crown, white forehead; brown eye patch; breeding male with entire upperparts dark brown; breast band chestnut boardered on lower edge with dark brown to black; dark brown eye patch and very distinct white superciliary stripe; breeding female like male but with brown breast band.. Immature like adult but with buff edges to feathers of back. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black; feet and legs green or greenish. Habitat: rare on coast. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Kaspische plevier | [details] |
| English | Caspian plover | [details] |
| French | pluvier asiatique | [details] |
| German | Wermutregenpfeifer | [details] |
| Hebrew | חופמי אסיה | [details] |
| Lithuanian | kaspijinis kirlikas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Στεποσφυριχτής | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rødbrystlo | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | raudbrystlo | [details] |
| Polish | sieweczka długonoga | [details] |
| Romanian | prundaşul gulerat mic | [details] |
| Slovenian | kaspijski deževnik | [details] |
| Spanish | chorlito asiático chico | [details] |
| Turkish | doğu cılıbıtidogu cilibitiasya yagmurkuşuasya yagmurkusu | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник каспійський | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (159 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charadrius asiaticus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Anarhynchus asiaticus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (159 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charadrius asiaticus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Anarhynchus asiaticus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
