Species profile
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are inland ne to s Africa and Madagascar.
- Scientific name
- Charadrius tricollaris
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Charadrius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Three-banded Plover in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Charadriidae
- Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
- Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
- Black-banded Plover (Charadrius thoracicus)
- black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
- Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus)
- Black-winged Lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus)
- Blacksmith lapwing, Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus)