Egyptian Plover facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Egyptian Plover |
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Pluvianidae
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Pluvianus
Vieillot, 1816
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P. aegyptius
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| Pluvianus aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The Egyptian Plover is a wader. It is the only member of the genus Pluvianus.
It is sometimes called the Crocodile Bird. This is because of a story dating to Herodotus. In the story the crocodiles lie on the shore with their mouths open. The plovers fly into the crocodiles' mouths to feed on bits of meat between the crocodiles' teeth. There is no evidence of this actually happening.
The Egyptian Plover lives in tropical sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds on sandbars in large rivers. Its two or three eggs are buried in warm sand. It feeds by pecking for insects. The call is a high-pitched krrr-krrr-krrr.
Images for kids
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A characteristic pair of Egyptian plovers (Pluvianus aegyptius) feeding on the shoreline, The Gambia, November 2021
See also
In Spanish: Pluvianus aegyptius para niños
