Small wader bird (approx 18 cm or 7 in). Light brown upperparts and white underparts. Black eye mask and yellow eye ring on the face. Head with cream top. Black neck-collar. Legs of greyish yellowish colour. Short, dark bill. Females are less showy.
Wetlands, River and Riverside
Species more frequent in inland humid areas, lagoons, gravel pits and rivers with shores where there are pebbles and stones. In winter it can be seen on the coast.
Species present all year round in the province. Malaga hosts both wintering and breeding individuals. The Little Ringed Plover reproduces from April. Nest on the ground, on banks and beaches with gravel of rivers, reservoirs and lakes. The laying consists of 4 eggs. It feeds on small insects and invertebrates that it catches in shallow waters and among the gravel and the mud of the banks.
It can be observed in the mouth of the Guadalhorce and along the course of this river and also of the Rio Grande. Also in the Fuente de Piedra and Campillos lagoons.
Waders exploit the resources of the banks depending on the size of their legs and bills. They do not go into the water beyond what the length of their bill and legs allow them to. Thus, the Little Ringed Plover is one of the least able to enter the water, using only surface water.
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 04. Torrox - Nerja
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 18. Fuente de Piedra - Campillos
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 22. Ardales - El Burgo
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 30. Estepona - Marbella
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 35. Alhaurín de la Torre - Málaga
- Mouth of the Guadalhorce Nature Reserve
- Río Grande
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