Lesser Sand Plover

India

High
Priority

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

Long-term Trend:

Rapid Decline

Current Trend:

Decline

Distribution Range Size:

Moderate

Other

Conservation
Categories

Global Red List:

Least Concern

Wild Life Protection Act:

Schedule-II

Additional Information

Long-term Trend (%) -74.5 Long-term Trend CI (%) (-78.36,-70.21) Current Annual Change (%) -4.61 Current Annual Change CI (%) (-6.02,-3.19) Distribution Range Size (in 10,000 sq.km)* 16.935 Distribution Range Size CI (in 10,000 sq.km)* (16.9,16.97) Migratory Status Winter Migrant & Localized Summer Migrant Habitat Specialization Wetland Endemicity None Key States Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Odisha, West Bengal

* = Minimum cell size is typically 625 sq. km with current grid cell resolution

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To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/lesplo/. Accessed on 2023-09-27.