Smaller plovers

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    Pin-tailed Snipe

    Cryptically plumaged, chunky, short-tailed snipe lacking white trailing edge to wing; has 24-28 tail feathers; the outer 6-8 pairs are very narrow ‘pins’.

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    Dunlin

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    Ruff

    Medium-sized shorebird with short, slightly decurved bill, small head and medium length olive to orange-coloured legs.

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    Bronze-winged Jacana

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    Red Knot

    Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with short, straight bill and short, olive-coloured legs.

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    Australian Pratincole

    Extremely rare austral winter/spring vagrant to Bornean Malaysia, with just two records: "flocks around Kuching", Sarawak, including one collected, in Sept 1951, and three in Kota Belud, Sabah, on 1 Aug 1987. Very long-legged, long-winged pratincole with short, square tail.

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    Little Ringed Plover

    Small plover with white collar, yellow eye-ring, dark brown upperparts, dark mask, complete breast band, pink or yellow legs, elongated body.

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    Oriental Pratincole

    Unique, tern-like shorebird with short thick bill, long wings, forked tail and graceful flight. In flight, has white rump and white, black-tipped forked tail. From below, underwing coverts rich russet brown.

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    Temminck’s Stint

    Featureless grey, long-bodied stint with yellow legs.

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    Great Knot

    Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with tapered and slightly decurved bill, usually longer than head, and shortish olive-green legs.

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