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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Thinornis dubius

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae

Genus

Thinornis

Species

Thinornis dubius

Aves🥩 Carnivore

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius (Little Ringed Plover · Little Ringed Plover)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

16cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Sandy and gravelly stretches along rivers and small streams, and reclaimed lands

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of 16 cm is similar to the length of a smartphone (about 15 cm) (Comparison).
💡 The small bird seen running in quick, short steps and suddenly pausing on riverside gravel bars or reclaimed flats is the Little Ringed Plover (National List of Species of Korea).
💡 When someone approaches a nest with chicks, it droops its wings and pretends to be injured to lead people or predators away from the nest (National List of Species of Korea).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#꼬마물떼새#Thinornis dubius

📖 1. Overview

The Little Ringed Plover is a small plover 16 cm in body length that is a common summer visitor in Korea. It breeds in temperate and subarctic zones of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Guinea, and winters in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

A distinct yellow eye-ring sets it apart from other plovers. It has black markings in front of the eyes, on the crown, on the ear coverts, and across the breast, and its bill is shorter than that of the Long-billed Plover.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds mainly on insects, running quickly in short steps before stopping abruptly to seize prey. It makes a nest on gravel flats, lays 4 eggs, and incubates them for 24–25 days. When an intruder approaches the nest, it feigns injury to lure the predator away.