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Common Name

Madagascar Plover

Alternate Names

Black Banded Plover

Common Type

Plover

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae

Genus

Charadrius

Species

thoracacicus

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Location Photographed

Madagascar

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Shores of lagoons, coastal grasslands, salt marshes, open grassland, dry mudflats surrounding alkaline lakes

Distribution and Range

Endemic to Madagascar

Food

Feed on insects and other invertebrates which are obtained by the run and pause technique

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