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Birdsong field guide

Caspian Plover

Anarhynchus asiaticus

The Caspian Plover is a slender, long-legged wader famous for its remarkable migration from the Central Asian steppes to the grasslands of Southern and Eastern Africa.

What it sounds like

A sharp, whistling 'ku-wit' or a low, trilling 'krreet' given in flight.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

Breeding males display a striking broad chestnut breast-band underlined by a narrow black border.
Unlike most plovers, it avoids coastal areas, preferring inland salt pans and dry, open grasslands during the non-breeding season.
The species was recently reassigned from the genus Charadrius to Anarhynchus based on molecular phylogenetic analysis.
It is highly gregarious in its wintering grounds, often forming large flocks that follow rain patterns to exploit emerging insect life.
Its diet is almost exclusively insectivorous, frequently foraging for beetles, grasshoppers, and termites on dry ground.

Habitat

Arid inland steppes, salt pans, dry lake beds, and short-grass savannas.

Range

Breeds in Central Asia (Caspian Sea to western Mongolia); winters primarily in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii Javan PloverAnarhynchus javanicus Javan PloverAnarhynchus javanicus Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

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