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title: "Kittlitz's Plover"
description: "Anarhynchus pecuarius — Uccelli. Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35–40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/kittlitz-s-plover
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kittlitz's Plover

> Anarhynchus pecuarius — Uccelli. Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35–40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation.

- Scientific name: *Anarhynchus pecuarius*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2789
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505668](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505668)

## Names

- en: Kittlitz's Plover
- de: Hirtenregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlitejo Pecuario
- fr: Pluvier pâtre

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1613), KE (281), TZ (166), NA (111), MG (85), UG (67), BW (64), ZM (47), ZW (44), SN (37), MW (34), ET (27)

## Summary

Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35–40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly polygamous and has monomorphic plumage.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittlitz%27s_plover

## Photo

![Kittlitz's Plover](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kittlitz-s-plover/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144183257

## Machine access

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