About the Three-banded Plover
The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover, is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much of East Africa, southern Africa and Madagascar. It occurs mainly on inland rivers, pools, lakes and pans, frequenting their exposed shores. This species is often seen as single individuals, but it will form small flocks. It hunts by sight for insects, worms and other invertebrates. Three-banded plovers have a sharp whistled weeet-weet call. Its larger and darker-plumaged sister species, Forbes's plover, replaces it in West Africa and in the moist tropics. The two species have largely allopatric breeding ranges. Both species present a distinctively elongated profile, due to their proportionally long tail and wings.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae) |
| Species | Thinornis tricollaris |
| Species Codes | thbplo1, TBPL, ATBP |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Three-banded Plover belong to?
The Three-banded Plover (Thinornis tricollaris) belongs to the Plovers and Lapwings family (Charadriidae), in the order Charadriiformes.
How can I identify the Three-banded Plover?
The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover, is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much of East Africa, southern Africa and Madagascar. It occurs mainly on inland rivers, pools, lakes and pans, frequenting their exposed shores. This species is often seen as sin...
Where can I report a Three-banded Plover sighting?
You can log sightings of Three-banded Plover on eBird (ebird.org) using species code thbplo1, or on iNaturalist.