The Madagascar plover (Anarhynchus thoracicus), also known as the black-banded plover, is a small (37 g) monogamous shorebird in the family Charadriidae...

Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly polygamous and has monomorphic plumage. Kittlitz's plover is a small shorebird weighing...

Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae. The term "plover"...

mid-Atlantic. The bird is similar in appearance to Kittlitz's plover and the Madagascar plover, but a little larger and an absence of chamois coloring. It...

1790) Madagascar plover, Anarhynchus thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) Kittlitz's plover, Anarhynchus pecuarius (Temminck, 1823) Saint Helena plover, Anarhynchus...

The crab-plover or crab plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its...

is endemic to Madagascar. C. m. pons is a subspecies that is not currently accepted by all authorities. The average white-fronted plover weighs approximately...

Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (V) Madagascar plover, Charadrius...

The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much...

Madagascar is an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa. Because of its long separation from neighboring continents—through tectonic...