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Forbes’s Plover

Thinornis forbesi

Forbes's Plover (Thinornis forbesi) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of Africa.

The Forbes’s Plover (Thinornis forbesi) is a member of the Charadriidae family found in Africa.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Charadriiformes
  3. Family Charadriidae Plovers
  4. Genus Thinornis
  5. Species forbesi

Where it lives

Inland Guinea to South Sudan, Zambia and Angola

Quick facts

Family
Charadriidae
Order
Charadriiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Forbes's Plover (Thinornis forbesi) is a species of plovers in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. It is found in Africa — inland Guinea to South Sudan, Zambia and Angola.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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