Javan plover

Javan plover
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Charadrius
Species: C. javanicus
Binomial name
Charadrius javanicus
Chasen, 1938

The Javan plover (Charadrius javanicus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are sandy shores and intertidal flats. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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