Black-banded Plover (Charadrius thoracicus)

Other Names (World)
Black-banded Plover, Madagascar Plover, Black-banded Sandplover, Madagascar Sandplover, Madagascan Plover

Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Richmond, 1896)

Habitat
Brackish / saline lagoons. Also, mudflats, saltflats, saltmarshes. From sea-level - 28 m.

Range (Guide)

Madagascar (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 2,700 - 3,500 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Modifications of its wetland habitat on the west coast of Madagascar represent an increasing threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs or small groups, although larger groups sometimes form at roosting sites, often alongside other plover species.

Food
Poorly known, but invertebrates, mainly insects

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Madagascar Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) [XC536991]
by id from Ampitsopitsoka Delta, Mitsinjo, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (call)

Madagascar Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) [XC156623]
by Mike Nelson from Hotel Le Paradisier, Toliara, Madagascar (alarm call)

Nest
A small scrape made in dry grassland.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2. Incubation: about 26 - 28 days.

Young
Fledge in 28 - 33 days.

Subspecies
Probably best considered to form superspecies with Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) and St Helena Plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus) and Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) which lack a black breast-band and from Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) by the supercilium that circles the crown, the longer, duller greyish legs and paler, more mottled upperparts.

References
See References.

Files:

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