---
title: "Pluvier du Tibet"
description: "Anarhynchus atrifrons — Oiseaux. The Tibetan sand plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau and south Mongolia, winters in east and south Africa, south, east and southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/tibetan-sand-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pluvier du Tibet

> Anarhynchus atrifrons — Oiseaux. The Tibetan sand plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau and south Mongolia, winters in east and south Africa, south, east and southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Anarhynchus atrifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières), `mountains` (Montagnes)
- iNaturalist observations: 5456
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505780](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505780)

## Names

- en: Tibetan Sand-Plover
- de: Tibetregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlitejo Tibetano
- fr: Pluvier du Tibet

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1705), TH (703), SG (381), LK (219), MY (177), ID (78), QA (67), CN (66), AE (50), VN (50), OM (40), BH (38)

## Summary

The Tibetan sand plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) is a small wader in the plover family of birds, breeds in Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Tibetan Plateau and south Mongolia, winters in east and south Africa, south, east and southeast Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_sand_plover

## Photo

![Pluvier du Tibet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tibetan-sand-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202642223

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tibetan-sand-plover?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).