Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus)
About the Chestnut-banded Plover
The chestnut-banded plover (Anarhynchus pallidus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. This species has a large range, being distributed across Southern Africa. However, it occupies a rather small area. It grows about 15 cm tall and has proportionally long dark legs, black lores and eye-stripes leading to a black bill. The forehead, throat and belly are white, while a chestnut breast-band joins a band of same colour on the fore-crown. Back and crown are greyish brown. Although this species' movements vary throughout its range and are therefore poorly understood it is thought to be a partial migrant.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 9 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticularecording
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellusrecording
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusrecording
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusrecording
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusrecording
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.