Definition of Kentish plover in English:

Kentish plover

noun

A small white-breasted plover related to the ringed plover, found on most continents.
环颈鸻
Charadrius alexandrinus, family Charadriidae; American races are sometimes treated as a different species. North American name: snowy plover
Example sentencesExamples
- Researchers from six countries studied three shorebird species - western sandpipers, Kentish plovers, and Common sandpipers - that are both socially and genetically monogamous.
- An estimated 1.5 million eared grebes, 50,000 Wilson's phalaropes, 50,000 California gulls, and 200 snowy plovers visit Mono Lake each spring and summer.
- A short description of each of the ESA-listed marine birds is provided below, except for the western snowy plover, a shorebird that does not occur in the area of whaling activities.
- He's in search of Western snowy plovers - sparrow-size shorebirds with a sand-colored back, white belly, and jaunty dark patches on each cheek - which are nesting this month along the beaches of the Pacific Coast.
- During the past decade, over 80 Kentish plovers have been recorded in Norfolk and Suffolk; the majority in May.

Origin

Early 19th century: so named because of its first discovery in Kent, but now extinct in Britain.

词汇	Kentish plover
释义	Definition of Kentish plover in English: Kentish plover noun A small white-breasted plover related to the ringed plover, found on most continents. 环颈鸻 Charadrius alexandrinus, family Charadriidae; American races are sometimes treated as a different species. North American name: snowy plover Example sentencesExamples Researchers from six countries studied three shorebird species - western sandpipers, Kentish plovers, and Common sandpipers - that are both socially and genetically monogamous. An estimated 1.5 million eared grebes, 50,000 Wilson's phalaropes, 50,000 California gulls, and 200 snowy plovers visit Mono Lake each spring and summer. A short description of each of the ESA-listed marine birds is provided below, except for the western snowy plover, a shorebird that does not occur in the area of whaling activities. He's in search of Western snowy plovers - sparrow-size shorebirds with a sand-colored back, white belly, and jaunty dark patches on each cheek - which are nesting this month along the beaches of the Pacific Coast. During the past decade, over 80 Kentish plovers have been recorded in Norfolk and Suffolk; the majority in May. Origin Early 19th century: so named because of its first discovery in Kent, but now extinct in Britain.
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