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It forages for food on open dry mud and short grass, usually close to water. Diet includes invertebrates, insects, earthworms, crustaceans and molluscs. | It forages for food on open dry mud and short grass, usually close to water. Diet includes invertebrates, insects, earthworms, crustaceans and molluscs. | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 7 October 2007
- Charadrius pecuarius
Identification
14-16 cm long. Grey-brown back, crown and wings, orange breast shading to white on the lower belly, and long dark grey legs. The forehead and throat are white, with black lores and a black frontal bar.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Nile delta.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Short grass or mud near open water.
Behaviour
It forages for food on open dry mud and short grass, usually close to water. Diet includes invertebrates, insects, earthworms, crustaceans and molluscs.
