The Long-billed Plover is an East Asian river bird, not a regular wild species in the United States. Its long bill, thin, pale yellow eye ring, and single dark breast band help identify it.
Appearance
Appearance
This plover is about 7.5–8.3 in (19–21 cm) long, brown-gray above and white below, with a single dark breast band. Its bill is longer and its yellow eye ring is weaker than those of a Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius).
Where it lives
Typical habitats
river gravel bars
stream edges
shallow wetlands
Range
It occurs across East and parts of South Asia, breeding mainly in northeastern Asia and moving south within Asia for winter.
Seasonal presence
It is not part of the normal wild birdlife of the United States.
Preferred conditions
It favors open gravel or pebble banks with little vegetation.
Behavior
Diet
In its Asian range, it picks insects from river edges and damp gravel.
Activity
It feeds with the classic plover pattern of running a short distance, stopping, and pecking.
Life cycle
Nest
In East Asia, it nests in a shallow hollow on a river .
Clutch size
usually 3–4 eggs
Incubation
about 28 days
Name and classification
About the name
Its former scientific name was Charadrius placidus.