Three-banded Plover

The adult Three-banded Plover is 18 cm in length. It has long wings and a long tail, and therefore looks different from most other small plovers in flight, the exception being the closely related Forbes's Plover which replaces it in west Africa.

The Three-banded Plover is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The adult Three-banded Plover is 18 cm in length. It has long wings and a long tail, and therefore looks different from most other small plovers in flight, the exception being the closely related Forbes's Plover which replaces it in west Africa. The adult Three-banded Plover has medium brown upperparts, and the underparts are white except for the two black breast bands, separated by a white band, which give this species its common and scientific names. More

Three-banded Plover has a sharp whistled weeet-weet call. References * Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton, SASOL Birds of Southern Africa (Struik 2002) ISBN 1-86872-721-1 * Hayman, Marchant and Prater Shorebirds ISBN 0-395-60237-8 Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Ciconiiformes Charadriidae 3109 For more info and to see all my videos and much more go to http://worldbirds.netfirms. More

* Three-banded Plover, Charadrius tricollaris * Forbes' Plover, Charadrius forbesi * Kentish Plover or Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus * Javan Plover, Charadrius (alexandrinus) javanicus * White-fronted Plover, Charadrius marginatus * Red-capped Plover, Charadrius ruficapillus * Malaysian Plover, Charadrius peronii * Chestnut-banded Plover, Charadrius pallidus * Collared Plover, Charadrius collaris * Puna More

The diminutive Three-banded Plover is a striking little bird, which often presents a rather drab appearance unless seen close-up from the front – it is only then that the two black chest-bands separated by a single white one, and the iridescent eye with a neon-orange eye wattle can be appreciated. bom_3band_plover1 It is a typical plover, terrestrial but usually associated with freshwater, where it can be seen in pairs or small groups. More

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris E00399 E00360 brooding chick Biyamiti, Kruger Park, South Africa; Apr 2009 (5) E00404 E00393 juv E00396 juv D19458 D19465 Letaba area, Kruger Park, South Africa; Mar 2009 (5) More

Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris = The Three-banded Plover is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Charadriidae bird family group which includes birds such as Plovers, Lapwings. The description for the Three-banded Plover (Latin name Charadrius tricollaris) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. More

a picture of the Three-banded Plover on page 384. The Three-banded Plover belongs to the family of birds classified as Charadriidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Three-banded Plover is also known by these other names: Three-banded Sand Plover, Treble-banded Plover. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More

Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) at Kruger National Park, South Africa. Dreibandregenpfeifer, Kr??ger National Park, S??dafrika. Date: 27. Jun. 2004. Photo by http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Masteraah Image URL: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Three-Banded-Plover.jpg Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. More

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

Three-banded plover, Milnerton Sewage Works, South Africa. Three-banded plover, Paarl Bird Sanctuary, South Africa. Three-banded plover, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Distribution and habitat Occurs in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa, in Nigeria as well as in the area from Ethiopia south through Uganda, Tanzania, southern DRC, Zambia and Angola to southern Africa. More

Three-banded Plovers can be found near any inland- or coastal water body but have a preference for those with open, muddy shorelines or patches of bare ground. They usually avoid marshy areas with abundant vegetation. This species is usually seen singly, or in small groups, but larger flocks occasionally occur. The voice is a high-pitched piping pi-peep or peep The diet consists of insects, spiders, molluscs, crustaceans and worms. More