Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius pallidus
Pans and gravel pits. Light brown above; white forehead, face and underparts, with narrow chestnut or buffy throat-band.
Allies, Plovers, Snipes
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Chestnut breast-band diagnostic in male; fainter in female. Female also lacks the black crown and lores. Utters a soft ‘chuck’ on take-off. Occurs singly, in pairs and in scattered flocks on saltpans, coastal lagoons and sandflats, less frequently singly or in pairs inland at pans, gravel pits, dams and banks of large rivers. Inland records widespread but irregular.
Quick Facts
Size
15 cm - S
Names
A: Rooibandstrandkiewiet
G: Fahlregenpfeifer
Bird Family
Terrestrial and waterside birds. Large plovers are long-legged and stand erect; small plovers and most shorebirds hold their bodies horizontally, postures hunched.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs singly, in pairs and in scattered 'flocks' on saltpans, coastal lagoons and sandflats, less frequently singly or in pairs inland at pans, gravel pits, dams and banks of large rivers.
