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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Charadriidae > Genus: Charadrius > Species: Charadrius asiaticus

Caspian Plover - Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773

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Threat status Europe	Regionaly extinct (IUCN)
Protected by	3 international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	2 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A417

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Regionaly extinct

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY4000010	Cyprus	CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY4000023	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Charadriidae)	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Borrelho-asiático	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Caspian Plover	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Chorlito Asiático Chico	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Corriere asiatico	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaspi lile	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaspiantylli	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaspische Plevier	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaspisk pipare	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kulík kaspický	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pluvier asiatique	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Wermutregenpfeifer	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Migratory species of Charadriidae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:04800	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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