Anarhynchus mongolus
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The International Ornithologists' Union split the Tibetan sand plover from the lesser sand plover and changed its vernacular name to Siberian sand plover. The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia, which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.
The Siberian sand plover and the Tibetan sand plover were previously considered to belong to the same species known as the "lesser sand plover", consisting of five races within the species complex. However, a study published in 2022 suggested that the "mongolus" group (currently identified as the Siberian sand plover) within the lesser sand plover is actually the sister group of the greater sand plover. Additionally, the "atrifrons" group (representing the Tibetan sand plover) is the sister group of the monophyletic group formed by the "mongolus" group and the greater sand plover.
This means that the lesser sand plover is paraphyletic. Therefore a taxonomic revision was needed. The authors suggested new scientific and common English names for them. The large East Asian forms mongolus and...
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Sand-Plover sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 176th most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Sand-Plover in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
8th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Siberian Sand-Plover sightings, Brisbane ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Naha (Japan, about 10%), Davao City (Philippines, about 10%) and Manila (Philippines, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siberian Sand-Plover is recorded against all the birds logged in Brisbane (127 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
