Saint Helena plover
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The Saint Helena plover, locally known as the wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. The bird is similar in appearance to Kittlitz's
Charadrius sanctaehelenae
The wirebird's nest and egg
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
Saint Helena plover
…as the wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. The bird is similar in appearance to Kittlitz's plover and the Madagascar plover, but a little larger and an absence of chamois coloring. It is the national bird of St Helena and has been depicted on the…
Kittlitz's plover
Illustration by Heinrich von Kittlitz, after whom the species is named
In the Maasai Mara, Kenya