Plovers (Charadriidae)

St Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae) - HBW 3, p. 428

French: Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène German: St.-Helena-Regenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlitejo de Santa Elena
Other common names: (St Helena) Wirebird, St Helena Sandplover

Taxonomy: Ægialitis sanctæhelenæ Harting, 1873, St Helena.
Often considered conspecific with C. pecuarius (see page 406); probably best considered to form superspecies with C. pecuarius and C. thoracicus. Monotypic.

Distribution: St Helena, S Atlantic Ocean.