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| − | Classified as '''Vulnerable'' in the 2008 IUCN Red List (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html BirdLife International, 2008); the population is small, and its wetland habitats are threatened. | + | Classified as '''Vulnerable''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List ([http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html BirdLife International, 2008]); the population is small, and its wetland habitats are threatened. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 19 June 2008
- Charadrius thoracicus
Identification
Distribution
West coast of Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Saline wetlands, short coastal grassland, tidal flats and sandy beaches.
Status
Classified as Vulnerable in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008); the population is small, and its wetland habitats are threatened.
Behaviour
References
Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Black-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008.
BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Charadrius thoracicus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/6/2008
