Black-banded Plover Charadrius thoracicus
(aka Madagascan Plover)
Black-banded Plover, Ifaty Salt Pans, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image

Ifaty Salt Pans, Madagascar
November 2016

The Black-banded Plover is endemic to Madagascar where it is found on the western and southern coasts. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Black-banded Plover, Ifaty Salt Pans, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image It is found on coastal grasslands and at the edges of brackish ponds and marshes.

It is classified as Vulnerable because of its small population (less than 2,500) and the pressures on its wetland habitats.

Black-banded Plover, Ifaty Salt Pans, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image
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