IMG_2156; The Three Banded Plover / Charadrius Tricollaris Was Captured In Kruger National Park, South Africa On 24.11.20 Stock Photo

The image :IMG_2156 of the Three-Bandid Plover/ Three Bandid Sand Plover Charadrius tricollaris was captured at the Sable Dam, near the Phalaborwa Gate, Kruger National Park, South Africa. ` Iris hazel, with red wattleround eye, bill black with reddish base; legs flesh coloured. two narrow black bands across chest. In flight they have a conspicuous white wingbar and tail has a white terminal bar and white outer feathers. The young has an incomplete, brown upper chest band, the lower band has the black feathers with narrow white tips; more uniform coloured on the head with dull white and dark brown; upper parts brown withfeathers edged buff. Nestling boldly patterned. Distribution: Whole of Africa,south of the Sahara and in Malagasy. Habits: Dispersed on the edge of inland lakes, pans and rivers where there is mud, clear sandy or hard soil, shoreline but sometimes also on the seashore. Occurs singly on family parties, occasionaly gathering in loose flocks of up to 40. Often heard first then seen, standing still with body sloping forward, bobbing head and body with each call. Food: Insects and their larvae, worms, crustacea and small molluscs. Voice: High pitched whistle wick-wick. Breeding:Shallow depression around the edge, often with little pebbles or shells, situated around stoney pathes or on gravel.May - January, In the Cape - August. 2 Eggs ` Info : Roberts Birds of South Africa revised G.R.McLachlan and R.Liversidge