Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus Gmelin, JF, 1789

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Charadrius dubius Biometrics

Wingspan: 42 - 48 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 14 - 17 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 30 - 50 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Possible breeding bird: Very Rare
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Very Rare breeding bird
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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