The Madagascar plover (Anarhynchus thoracicus), also known as the black-banded plover, is a small (37 g) monogamous shorebird in the family Charadriidae...
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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...
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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"...
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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...
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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...
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Madagascar owl Madagascar partridge Madagascar plover Madagascar pochard Madagascar pratincole Madagascar pygmy kingfisher Madagascar rail Madagascar...
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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...
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1790) Madagascar plover, Anarhynchus thoracicus (Richmond, 1896) Kittlitz's plover, Anarhynchus pecuarius (Temminck, 1823) Saint Helena plover, Anarhynchus...
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List of birds of Africa (section Egyptian plover)
Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (V) Madagascar plover, Charadrius...
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The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much...
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