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'''Alternative names: Black-banded Sandplover; Madagascar Plover'''
 
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[[Image:Black-banded_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by balticbird<br>Ifaty, [[Madagascar]] ]]
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[[Image:Black-banded_Plover.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by balticbird<br>Ifaty, [[Madagascar]]]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
West coast of [[Madagascar]].
 
West coast of [[Madagascar]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Monotypic.
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A monotypic species.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Saline wetlands, short coastal grassland, tidal flats and sandy beaches.
 
Saline wetlands, short coastal grassland, tidal flats and sandy beaches.
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==Behaviour==
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==Status==
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==Conservation Status==
 
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==
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase].  Search for "Black-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008.
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# Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase].  Search for "Black-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008.
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# BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: ''Charadrius thoracicus''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3122&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 19/6/2008  
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BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: ''Charadrius thoracicus''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3122&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 19/6/2008  
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Charadrius+thoracicus}}  
 
{{GSearch|Charadrius+thoracicus}}  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Charadrius]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Charadrius]][[Category:Incomplete]]

Revision as of 01:22, 22 July 2008

Alternative names: Black-banded Sandplover; Madagascar Plover

Charadrius thoracicus
Photo by balticbird
Ifaty, Madagascar

Identification

Distribution

West coast of Madagascar.

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Habitat

Saline wetlands, short coastal grassland, tidal flats and sandy beaches.

Behaviour

Conservation Status

Classified as Vulnerable in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008); the population is small, and its wetland habitats are threatened.

References

  1. Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Black-banded Plover" downloaded 19 June 2008.
  2. BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Charadrius thoracicus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/6/2008

External Links

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