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Species profile—Charadrius leschenaultii (greater sand plover)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings) → Charadrius leschenaultii (greater sand plover)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Charadriidae (plovers, dotterel and lapwings)
Scientific name
Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson, 1826
Common name
greater sand plover
WildNet taxon ID
1948
Alternate name(s)
greater sand-plover
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1948.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024