Wildlifeof Thailand
Long-billed Plover
Charadriidae
Photo: M.Nishimura · CC BY-SA 3.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Thinornis placidus
Also known as: Charadrius placidus
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic insects and other small invertebrates
Habitat
Gravelly riverbanks and lake shores
Range
East Asia; winters south to Southeast Asia
Size
19–21cm
The long-billed plover is a medium-sized ringed plover with a relatively long dark bill, white forehead, dark breast band and yellowish legs. It breeds along gravelly rivers and lake shores in East Asia and some birds move south to Southeast Asia in winter. Usually solitary, it walks among stones and shallow water, stopping to pick aquatic insects and other small invertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Long-billed Plover eat?
- Aquatic insects and other small invertebrates
- What habitat does the Long-billed Plover live in?
- Gravelly riverbanks and lake shores
- Where is the Long-billed Plover found?
- East Asia; winters south to Southeast Asia
- How big is the Long-billed Plover?
- 19–21cm