Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
Size: | Up to 18 cms long |
Habitat: | Near water |
Feeding: | Insects and invertebrates |
The Three-banded Plover, is a small wading bird. The wings and crown are brown and the underparts white. It is distinguished by the three bands across the breast, two dark and the other white.
The beak is red with a black tip and it has a distinctive red eye-ring.
The sexes are very similar.
This photo was taken in the Selous National Park, Tanzania.
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