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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 9 January 2024
- Anarhynchus marginatus
Charadrius marginatus
Identification
16-18 cm. Medium brown upperparts, white hind neck collar, white forehead extending back in a conspicuous wedge between the eye and the crown, black line through the eye, black frontal bar to the crown, white underparts with a variable cream or buff breast; there may be rufous patches on the breast sides. The bill is black and the legs yellowish-grey.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- A. m. mechowi - Africa s of Sahara to n Angola, Botswana and Mozambique
- A. m. marginatus - S Angola to sw Cape Province
- A. m. arenaceus - S Mozambique to s Cape Province
- A. m. tenellus - Madagascar
Habitat
Sandy beaches.
Behaviour
The eggs are laid directly into the sand and may be buried.
The diet includes insects, crustaceans and worms.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
