Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris (Vieillot, 1818)

Three-banded Plover, Charadrius tricollaris, is a resident bird of East Africa, southern Africa and Madagascar, where it is generally sedentary. It is found mainly beside inland rivers, pools, lakes and pans, especially along open shores. It is usually seen alone, though it also gathers in small flocks. A notable feature is its elongated shape, created by its long tail and wings. It is a small wader, and its range is replaced in West Africa and the moist tropics by Forbes’s plover.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae — Plovers

Breeding range

Africa: inland ne to s Africa and Madagascar