Crab-plover
Dromas ardeolaPaykull, G, 1805
English (US) Crab-plover
The Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Dromadidae (Crab-Plover) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds sandy coasts and islands of Red Sea, Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf; ranges southwestern Indian Ocean coast to KwaZulu Natal, Malagasy region including Seychelles, northern Indian Ocean islands eastward to western India, Sri Lanka, and Andaman IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Dromas ardeola
- Family
- Dromadidae (Crab-Plover)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crab-plover
- Described by
- Paykull, G, 1805
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Dromas Ardeola
- Described by
- Paykull, G, 1805
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 26 p.182,188 pl.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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