Forbes's Plover
Thinornis forbesi(Shelley, GE, 1883)
English (US) Forbes's Plover
The Forbes's Plover (Thinornis forbesi) 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 Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: grassland and rocky hillsides of western and central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Thinornis forbesi
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Forbes's Plover
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1883)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- AEgialitis forbesi
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1883)
- Type locality
- Shonga, Niger River.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.1, no.4 p.560 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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