Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Three-banded Plover

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Treble-banded Plover, Tri-collared Plover, Three-banded Sandplover
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Sep 25, 2004 © Alan Manson  Kenya - Jun, 2005 © Mike Bayman 
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Range

E. and s. Africa;
(1) S. Mali, c. and e. Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Zaire, Lake Chad, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and nw. Somalia s. in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to s. South Africa (Cape Province).
(2) Madagascar.
Winters in the Lake Chad region.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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