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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] falklandicus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] falklandicus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
17cm. Two breast black bands although the upper one is sometimes incomplete, white forehead and lores, pale rufous crown and hindneck, duller in the female. Out of the breeding season the black bands become grey and the rufous becomes grey-brown. | 17cm. Two breast black bands although the upper one is sometimes incomplete, white forehead and lores, pale rufous crown and hindneck, duller in the female. Out of the breeding season the black bands become grey and the rufous becomes grey-brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Breeds southern [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and [[Falkland Islands]]; winters to southern [[Brazil]]. | Breeds southern [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and [[Falkland Islands]]; winters to southern [[Brazil]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Two-banded_Plover_by_StrikingSlug.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Bird with incomplete breast band but more typical crown and neck<br />Photo by {{user|StrikingSlug|StrikingSlug}}<br />Location: Bertha's Beach,[[Falkland Islands]], December 2008]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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* '''Breeding''': Nests are made in shallow scrapes in heath or grassland behind the beach. 2-4 eggs are laid from October onwards, and are incubated for 4 weeks. | * '''Breeding''': Nests are made in shallow scrapes in heath or grassland behind the beach. 2-4 eggs are laid from October onwards, and are incubated for 4 weeks. | ||
* '''Diet''': Includes insects and other invertebrates found amongst coastal vegetation, seaweed and rockpools. | * '''Diet''': Includes insects and other invertebrates found amongst coastal vegetation, seaweed and rockpools. | ||
| + | [[Image:Two-banded_Plover_by_canutus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Non-breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|canutus|canutus}}<br />Location: Cariló, Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]] ]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 13 January 2010
- Charadrius falklandicus
Identification
17cm. Two breast black bands although the upper one is sometimes incomplete, white forehead and lores, pale rufous crown and hindneck, duller in the female. Out of the breeding season the black bands become grey and the rufous becomes grey-brown.
Distribution
Breeds southern Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands; winters to southern Brazil.
Bird with incomplete breast band but more typical crown and neck
Photo by StrikingSlug
Location: Bertha's Beach,Falkland Islands, December 2008
Photo by StrikingSlug
Location: Bertha's Beach,Falkland Islands, December 2008
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]
Habitat
Freshwater lakes, salt marshes, rocky shores, sandy shores, estuaries, mud-flats and sandy beaches.
Behaviour
- Breeding: Nests are made in shallow scrapes in heath or grassland behind the beach. 2-4 eggs are laid from October onwards, and are incubated for 4 weeks.
- Diet: Includes insects and other invertebrates found amongst coastal vegetation, seaweed and rockpools.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Two-banded Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Two-banded_Plover
