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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]] | ||
;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] pallidus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] pallidus | ||
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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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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. | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Chestnut-banded_Plover.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''pallidus''<br />Photo by {{user|Megan+Perkins|Megan Perkins}}<br />Walvis Bay, [[Namibia]], February 2005]] | ||
[[Africa]]: From [[South Africa]] to [[Angola]], [[Zambia]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Kenya]]. | [[Africa]]: From [[South Africa]] to [[Angola]], [[Zambia]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Kenya]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''C. p. venustus'' | + | *''C. 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. | + | *''C. p. pallidus'': Very pale grey upper parts. |
| − | *''C. p. pallidus'' | + | :*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 on southern African coast (south-western Angola to Mozambique) and inland in northern Namibia, northern Botswana and central-northern South Africa. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Saline lagoons and pans; less frequently estuaries and sandy lagoons. | Saline lagoons and pans; less frequently estuaries and sandy lagoons. | ||
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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-Clements6thDec09}}#{{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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| − | # Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Chestnut-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Charadrius+pallidus}} | {{GSearch|Charadrius+pallidus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]] | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 6 November 2010
- 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
- C. p. venustus: Smaller and has darker and browner upper parts than the nominate race.
- C. 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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-banded_Plover
