鸻形目

长嘴剑鸻 Long-billed Plover
Charadrius placidus

小型涉禽
体长 19~21 cm

虹膜 /iris

黑褐色 /dark brown

嘴 /bill

黑色 /black

脚 /legs and feet

肉黄色 /pale yellow

目 │ 鸻形目CHARADRIIFORMES 科 │ 鸻科Charadriidae

野外识别 │ 繁殖羽前额白色直抵嘴基，眼纹白色，耳羽褐色，以此可以与金眶鸻区分。具白色领环，黑色胸带在胸前稍宽。上体灰褐色。下体纯白色。非繁殖羽身上黑色换成灰褐色，背羽和两翅覆羽具棕黄色羽缘。

居留及分布 │ 分布于亚洲中部及亚洲东南部部分地区。在中国中部分布较多，在南岭为旅鸟，在乳阳有记录。

生境及习性 │ 喜活动于内陆水域附近的沼泽、河滩、田埂上。迁徙性，飞行能力强，通常沿海岸线、河道迁徙。食物以昆虫、小型水生动物和植物碎片为主。繁殖期 5—7 月。在河岸平滩上营巢，保护色极好，在卵石滩凹陷处产卵，巢无任何铺垫物。繁殖资料缺乏。

Field identification │ Similar to Little Ringed Plover, but lacks a conspicuous eye-ring and is slimmer and slightly larger overall, with longer legs, a longer tail, a longer and finer bill, and a diffuse wingbar visible mainly on the inner wing.

Distribution & status │ Breeds from SE Siberia east to Korea and Japan and in north and central China, and winters from Nepal east to southern China. In Nanling, it is recorded at Ruyang.

Habitat & habits │ In winter, Long-billed Plovers occur singly or in small parties on the shingly and pebbly edges of rivers and lakes, occasionally also on the edges of fishponds or wet farmland.Insects appear to form the main part of their diet.