Siberian Sandplover

Scientific Name: Anarhynchus mongolus

Siberian Sand Plover Fact File

Distribution: Eastern Russia

Conservation Status: Endangered

Subspecies:

• A. m. mongolus: eastern Russian interior, Kamchatka and Chukotka peninsulas
• A. m. stegmanni: Kamchatka, Commander Island and Chukotka peninsula

Further reading:

Genome-wide data reveal paraphyly in the sand plover complex (Charadrius mongolus/leschenaultii)

Identification, taxonomy and distribution of Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers – Erik Hirschfeld, C. S. (Kees) Roselaar and Hadoram Shirihai

Current conservation efforts

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