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The Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) is a wader in the plover family of birds.

It breeds on open grassland in central Asia, mainly to the north and east of the Caspian Sea. This bird breeds in loose colonies, with three eggs being laid in a ground nest. These birds migrate south in winter to east Africa, usually still on grassland or arable. This plover is a very rare vagrant in western EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se.

It feeds in a similar way to other plovers picking insectSubclass Apterygota Symphypleona globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Palaeodictyoptera extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata ( dragonfls and other small prey mainly from grassland or arable.

This attractive plover is slightly larger than Ringed PloverRinged Plover : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae Charadrius ''hiaticula Binomial name ''Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 The Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula is a small plover. Adults are 17-19. 5 cm in length with a 35-41, and it recalls Greater Sandplover and Lesser Sandplover in appearance. It is slimmer and longer-legged than the sandplovers, and has a much stronger white supercilium, and a long thin bill. It also lacks white tail sides and a weak wing bar.

Summer males have grey-brown backs and a white face and belly. The breast is chestnut, bordered black below. Other plumages have a grey-brown breast band, although the summer female may show a hint of chestnut. The call is a sharp chip.