Wildlifeof Thailand
White-faced Plover
Charadriidae
Photo: (c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Anarhynchus dealbatus
Basic stats
Diet
Small coastal invertebrates
Habitat
Sandy beaches and coastal flats
Range
Coasts of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
Size
15–17cm
The white-faced plover is a tiny, pale shorebird with sandy upperparts, white forehead and face, and dark patches at the breast sides. Formerly treated as part of the Kentish plover, it is associated with sandy beaches and coastal flats from southern China into mainland Southeast Asia. Birds run over sand and wrack lines to pick small invertebrates and nest in a shallow beach scrape (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the White-faced Plover eat?
- Small coastal invertebrates
- What habitat does the White-faced Plover live in?
- Sandy beaches and coastal flats
- Where is the White-faced Plover found?
- Coasts of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
- How big is the White-faced Plover?
- 15–17cm