ringed plover


noun

any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.

Origin of ringed plover

First recorded in 1775–85

British Dictionary definitions for ringed plover

ringed plover

noun

a European shorebird, Charadrius hiaticula, with a greyish-brown back, white underparts with a black throat band, and orange legs: family Charadriidae (plovers)