The white-faced plover (Anarhynchus dealbatus) is a small shorebird predominantly found along the coastal shores of subtropical and tropical eastern Asia. Initially described by British ornithologist Robert Swinhoe, the bird resembles the east Asian subspecies of the Kentish plover (A. a. nihonensis) with which it has been much confused and sometimes considered to be a subspecies.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of White-faced Plover being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anarhynchus peronii
- Anarhynchus nivosus
- Anarhynchus marginatus
- Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Anarhynchus javanicus
- Anarhynchus alticola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Anarhynchus
- Species
- Anarhynchus dealbatus
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