Thailand
Malaysian Plover
Nests on beaches and
salt flats in Southeast
Asia.
Anarhynchus peronii
(L 5.9" Wt 1.23-1.43 oz)
Laem Pak Bia District
26Mar2016
• thought to be declining because of
infrastructure development and
human disturbance.
• increased human use of important
beach habitat may cause
trampling of eggs or chicks.
Anarhynchus is Greek for
backwards billCharadrius
means yellowish bird.
François Péron
International
© Arnoud B.
van den Berg
Macaulay
Library