Javan Plover
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| Javan Plover | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Charadrius |
| Species: | C. javanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Charadrius javanicus Chasen, 1938 |
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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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Charadrius javanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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