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[[Image:Chestnut-banded_plover_wim_de_groot_Lake_Natron_Tanzania.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''venustus''<br />Photo by {{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br />Lake Natron, [[Tanzania]], August 2007]] | [[Image:Chestnut-banded_plover_wim_de_groot_Lake_Natron_Tanzania.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''venustus''<br />Photo by {{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br />Lake Natron, [[Tanzania]], August 2007]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 15 cm, mass 28-39 g. The smallest ''Charadrius'' species. | Length 15 cm, mass 28-39 g. The smallest ''Charadrius'' species. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''A. p. venustus'': Smaller and has darker and browner upper parts than the nominate race. |
:*Found in Rift Valley soda lakes on [[Kenya]]/[[Tanzania]] border. | :*Found in Rift Valley soda lakes on [[Kenya]]/[[Tanzania]] border. | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''A. p. pallidus'': Very pale grey upper parts. |
:*Found on southern African coast (south-western [[Angola]] to [[Mozambique]]) and inland in northern [[Namibia]], northern [[Botswana]] and central-northern [[South Africa]]. | :*Found on southern African coast (south-western [[Angola]] to [[Mozambique]]) and inland in northern [[Namibia]], northern [[Botswana]] and central-northern [[South Africa]]. | ||
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Found singly, in pairs, or in flocks. Forages for insects on the soil surface or in the water. | Found singly, in pairs, or in flocks. Forages for insects on the soil surface or in the water. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-Gibbon02}}#Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Chestnut-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008. |
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 9 January 2024
- Anarhynchus pallidus
Charadrius pallidus
Identification
Length 15 cm, mass 28-39 g. The smallest Charadrius species.
Upper parts are very pale grey (C. p. pallidus) or brownish-grey (C. p. venustus), and under parts are white with a narrow chestnut breast band.
Distribution
Africa: From South Africa to Angola, Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- A. p. venustus: Smaller and has darker and browner upper parts than the nominate race.
- A. p. pallidus: Very pale grey upper parts.
- Found on southern African coast (south-western Angola to Mozambique) and inland in northern Namibia, northern Botswana and central-northern South Africa.
Habitat
Saline lagoons and pans; less frequently estuaries and sandy lagoons.
Behaviour
Found singly, in pairs, or in flocks. Forages for insects on the soil surface or in the water.
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/
- Gibbon, G. 2002. Roberts' Multimedia Birds of Southern Africa: Version 3. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. www.sabirding.co.za
- Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Chestnut-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-banded Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-banded_Plover
External Links
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