India
Lesser Sand Plover
India
High
Priority
Priority

Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus

Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline

Current Annual Trend:
Decline

Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-74.5
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-78.36, -70.21)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-4.61
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-6.02, -3.19)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
1,69,350
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(168,960, 169,740)
Migratory Status
Winter Migrant & Localized Summer Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
States where they are key
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Odisha, West Bengal
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
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 2025-04-30.
National Trend
State Trends
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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