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Three-banded Plover
Driebandstrandkiewiet · Charadrius tricollaris
A small, neat plover of waterside mud and sand, grey-brown above and white below with two black bands across the chest and a bright red eye-ring. It runs in short bursts, pauses with a little body-bob, then snatches an insect. Despite its name the two bands are its most obvious feature.
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A small plover with two black chest bands, a red eye-ring and a red-based bill, bobbing along the water's edge.
Listen for its call
A clear, plaintive whistle 'wic-wic' or 'weet-weet' from the water's edge.
Where to see it in Kruger
Trots along the muddy and sandy edges of pans, dams and rivers throughout the park.
Did you know
It bobs the back half of its body up and down as it walks, as if it can't stand still.
Often confused with
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