Lesser Sand Plover

India

High
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

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Additional Information p

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

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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 2025-04-30.