Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus - CICONIIFORMES - Birds of Haryana - North India

Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus - CICONIIFORMES - Birds of Haryana - North India - Birding

Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) is a scarce winter visitor and passage migrant in Haryana. This bird is found in the wetlands. Sexes alike. The males show a orange brown crown and black patches on eyes and forehead in the breeding season.

Order: CICONIIFORMES Family: Charadriidae Size: 16 cm Food: Insects & spiders


North India Birds	Yamuna River	North India Fauna