Breeding report of Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii (Lesson, 1826) in Salhiyeh Lagoon (Karpozarbad) Nazarabad

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Greater sand plover is a small bird spread across the Caspian Sea, Central Asia, Africa, India, Armenia, New Zealand and Australia. This bird is breeding in parts of the Middle East such as Iran and Turkey. This species in Iran is native to the Caspian Sea coast and as a migratory bird in all wetlands of the country. The documentary of the breeding of this species previously included the observation of two adults and an immature adult in the city of Taibad in Khorasan Razavi province, as well as the observations of Mr. Yusuf Khani, Mr. Ali Khani and Mr. Yousefi, who had three nests in Shahrouz Sabzar province in June 2010 It has eggs and a nest with two chickens. There are also reports on its breeding in the Boushehr area, the Mianastshahr wildlife refuge in northern Khorasan province and around the city of Rashtkhar in Khorasan Razavi province. Recently, in May of this year, Mr. Ahmad Bahri also saw a chicken with parents in the More wetland in Qom Province. Therefore, this article attempts to study the other wetland recorded in this year's reproduction of this species.

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Breeding report of Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii (Lesson, 1826) in Salhiyeh Lagoon (Karpozarbad) Nazarabad

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