Madagascar Plover

Madagascar Plover
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Charadriidae
Genus:	Charadrius
Species:	C. thoracicus
Binomial name
Charadrius thoracicus (Richmond, 1896)

The Madagascar Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is also called the Black-banded Plover. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, sandy shores, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons. It is the world's smallest plover, at 25 g and 14 cm (5.5 in).

References

• BirdLife International 2006. Charadrius thoracicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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