Kittlitz's plover
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Kittlitz's plover is a small shorebird in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native
Kittlitz's plover
Illustration by Heinrich von Kittlitz, after whom the species is named
In the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Madagascar plover
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The Madagascar plover, also known as the black-banded plover, is a small monogamous shorebird in the family Charadriidae, native to western Madagascar. It inhabits shores of lagoons, coastal grassland
Kittlitz's plover
…avoids mountains or densely wooded areas. The Malagasy population might result from a relatively recent immigration from mainland Africa, whereas the Madagascar plover (Anarhynchus thoracius) might have evolved from an earlier Kittlitz's plover population. The two species are clearly distinct and can not interbreed…
Madagascar plover
A Madagascar plover in the hand