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Charadrius leschenaultiiLesson, 1826

Greater sand plover

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Banjarmassing
Label transcription: [Charadrius (ægialitis) geoffreynis. Wag. Banjarmassing (motley.) / 73.5.12.2276. Borneo]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Banjarmassing.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Charadriiformes: Charadriidae (Plovers)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Charadrius geoffreynis
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Banjarmasin
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring