Wildlifeof Thailand
Tibetan Sand Plover
Charadriidae
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Anarhynchus atrifrons
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, crustaceans and worms
Habitat
High-altitude gravel plains; coasts and mudflats in winter
Range
Central Asian highlands; winters from East Africa to Australasia
Size
19–21cm
The Tibetan sand plover is a compact migratory shorebird. Breeding males have a white forehead, black face mask and warm chestnut breast; non-breeding birds are plain grey-brown above and white below. It nests on high-altitude gravel plains in Central Asia and winters on coasts and mudflats from East Africa to Australasia, running and pausing to pick insects, crustaceans and worms (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Tibetan Sand Plover eat?
- Insects, crustaceans and worms
- What habitat does the Tibetan Sand Plover live in?
- High-altitude gravel plains; coasts and mudflats in winter
- Where is the Tibetan Sand Plover found?
- Central Asian highlands; winters from East Africa to Australasia
- How big is the Tibetan Sand Plover?
- 19–21cm