- Dromas ardeola
Identification
Length 36cm
Large avocet-like wader. White with black wing band
- White body
- Black back
- Black primaries
- Short grey tail
- Black, dagger shaped bill
- Long blue-grey legs
- Webbed feet
Sexes similar
Distribution
Coasts of northern Indian Ocean.
Breeds from Somalia and Madagascar east to western India. In nonbreeding season found along the whole coast from South Africa east to Thailand. Most birds winter in India, Tanzania, Kenya and the Arabian Peninsula.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Beaches and reefs.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes molluscs and crabs.
Breeding
They are colonial nesters. the nest is in 1.5m long burrows in sand dunes. They lay a single egg.
Vocalisation
Call: crow-ow-ow
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Britannica.com
- Wikipedia
- animals.jrank.org
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crab-plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crab-plover
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