Plovers (Charadriidae)
Black-banded Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) - HBW 3, p. 428
French: Pluvier à bandeau noir
German: Madagaskarregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar/Black-banded Sandplover/Plover
Taxonomy: Ægialitis thoracica Richmond, 1896, Loholoka, east coast of Madagascar.
Probably best considered to form superspecies with C. pecuarius and C. sanctaehelenae. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW coast of Madagascar; occasionally reported from E coast.
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A bird walking on the ground Locality Ifaty, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Josh Engel 15 October 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 4 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Ifaty, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 25 September 2011 48 weeks ago 21 sec 2
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Adult male resting
Locality Toliara, Toliara Province, Madagascar
Dubi Shapiro 4 December 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
A bird walking in a dried up water hole
Locality Ifaty, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 8 October 2005 3 years ago 3.7 -
A bird walking in a dried up water hole
Locality Ifaty, Toliara Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 8 October 2005 3 years ago 3
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