Javan plover

The Javan plover (Anarhynchus javanicus) is a bird species in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it inhabits sandy shores and intertidal mudflats. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as Least concern on the IUCN Red List.^[1] It forages for food in mudflats.^[2]

Javan plover
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Charadriidae
Genus:	Anarhynchus
Species:	A. javanicus
Binomial name
Anarhynchus javanicus (Chasen, 1938)