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[[Image:IMG 72224.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jose+Ramon|Jose Ramon}}<br />Ifaty Salt pans, Toliara Province, [[Madagascar]], November 2017]]
 
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'''Alternative names: Black-banded Plover; Black-banded Sandplover'''
 
'''Alternative names: Black-banded Plover; Black-banded Sandplover'''
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
 
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
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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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==References==
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
 
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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  
 
#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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Revision as of 14:16, 6 January 2024

Photo by Jose Ramon
Ifaty Salt pans, Toliara Province, Madagascar, November 2017

Alternative names: Black-banded Plover; Black-banded Sandplover

Anarhynchus thoracicus

Charadrius thoracicus

Identification

13–14 cm (5-5½ in)

  • Yellowish-orange underparts
  • White throat
  • Black Breast band

Distribution

West coast of Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

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

Behaviour

Diet

There is not much detail. They are known to eat insects, both large and small. They appear to behave in much the same way as Kittlitz's Plover.

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. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
  4. BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Charadrius thoracicus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/6/2008

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