Common ringed plover or ringed plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
The common ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
The bid breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland.
Identification:
- leg colour,
- the head pattern,
- the lack of an obvious yellow eye-ring.
Charadrius comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. The Latin word charadrius described a yellowish bird mentioned in the Vulgate Bible.
Hiaticula is a Late Latin word meaning "dweller in a cleft" or "one who lives in a gap". It is formed from the Latin words hiatus ("cleft," "gap," or "opening") and -cola ("dweller" or "inhabiting") referring to a plover.











