Three-banded Plover (Thinornis tricollaris)
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Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris (Vieillot, 1818)

18 cmLength

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Three-banded Plover has been recorded at 394 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 27 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya1,541 records
  2. Marievale Bird SanctuarySouth Africa930 records
  3. Strandfontein WTPSouth Africa775 records
More places
  1. Amboseli NPKenya592 records
  2. Avis DamNamibia572 records
  3. Kruger NP – Skukuza CampSouth Africa561 records
  4. Lake Nakuru NPKenya542 records
  5. Serengeti NPTanzania459 records
  6. Tarangire NPTanzania433 records
  7. Rondevlei NRSouth Africa433 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South AfricaKenyaTanzaniaNamibiaBotswanaMozambiqueZambiaUganda

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Three-banded Plover?

The Three-banded Plover is about 18 cm long.

Where does the Three-banded Plover live?

Its breeding range: Africa: inland northeast to southern Africa and Madagascar. It is most often recorded in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.

When is the best time to see the Three-banded Plover?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Three-banded Plover in?

It belongs to the family Plovers (Charadriidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Length
18 cm

Range

Africa: inland northeast to southern Africa and Madagascar

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Plovers Charadriidae
Genus
Thinornis

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Three-banded Plover

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