Madagascar Three-banded Plover
Charadrius bifrontatus

(aka Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris bifrontatus)
Madagascar Three-banded Plover, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image

Ankarafantsika, Madagascar
November 2016

The Madagascar Three-banded Plover is endemic to Madagascar where it is found in wetlands up to 1,400 metres all round the island. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Madagascar Three-banded Plover, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image Some authorities treat it as a sub-species of Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris bifrontatus but HBW and Birdlife International treat it as a species based on its grey and white forehead vs white and brown, its browner crown, greyer face and throat and broader lower breast band.
Madagascar Three-banded Plover, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar, November 2016 - click for larger image
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