The Siberian Sand Plover breeds in northeastern Asia and moves to coasts during migration and the non-breeding season. It probes soft mud for small marine animals.
Breeding males show strong rufous on the face and breast. In non-breeding plumage, the upperparts are gray-brown and the underparts white; females and young birds also differ. Season and regional forms matter for identification.
Outside the breeding season it uses coasts. On soft Malaysian mud it has been recorded eating marine worms and bivalve siphons, probing the exposed surface as the tide recedes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.