Charadrius forbesi

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Behaviour This species is an intra-African migrant1 that makes seasonal4 local movements2 between its breeding areas and nearby grassland habitats1. It mainly breeds during the rains in solitary pairs, although the exact timing varies throughout its range1. It is not a gregarious species and usually forages singly1, but may occasionally occur in small loose flocks2 of 15-20 individuals1 during the dry season3. Habitat Breeding It breeds on rocky, upland1 hills and slopes3, especially on those with granite outcroppings1. Newly fledged broods may also forage in nearby cultivated fields and rice-paddies2. Non-breeding After breeding the species moves to short grassland habitats as well as forest clearings1, 3, bare ground , recently burnt areas, cultivated fields and the muddy edges of lakes , rivers , pools or reservoirs1. Diet Its diet consists of adult and larval beetles, grasshoppers and other insects as well as small molluscs , crustaceans and worms1. Breeding site The nest is a scrape positioned on top of a granite outcrop or on gravel in a stream bed1. The species may use the same nest-site for several years1.

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List of Habitats:

•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.1     Savanna - Dry   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.5     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     6     Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Charadrius forbesi (Shelley, 1883)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Charadrius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 70 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. alexandrinus (Kentish Plover) · C. alexandrinus alexandrinus (Kentish Plover (Kentish)) · C. alexandrinus dealbatus (Kentish Plover (White-Faced)) · C. alexandrinus nivosus (Snowy Plover) · C. alexandrinus seebohmi (Kentish Plover (Indian)) · C. alexandrinus tenuirostris (Snowy Plover) · C. alticola (Puna Plover) · C. asiaticus (Caspian Plover) · C. australis (Inland Dotterel) · C. bicinctus (Double-Banded Plover) · C. bicinctus bicinctus (Double-Banded Plover) · C. bicinctus exilis (Double-Banded Plover) · C. cinctus (Red-Kneed Dotterel) · C. collaris (Collared Plover) · C. dubius (Little Ringed Plover) · C. dubius charadrius (Little Ringed Plover) · C. dubius curonicus (Little Ringed Plover (Northern)) · C. dubius dubius (Little Ringed Plover (Southern)) · C. dubius papuanus (Little Ringed Plover) · C. falklandicus (Two-Banded Plover) · C. forbesi (Forbes's Plover) · C. hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover) · C. hiaticula harrisoni (Common Ringed Plover) · C. hiaticula hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover) · C. hiaticula tundrae (Common Ringed Plover) · C. javanicus (Javan Plover) · C. leschenaultii (Greater Sand-Plover) · C. leschenaultii leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover) · C. marginatus (White-Fronted Plover) · C. marginatus marginatus (White-Fronted Sand Plover) · C. melanops (Black-Fronted Plover) · C. melodus (Piping Plover) · C. melodus circumcinctus (Piping Plover) · C. melodus melodus (Piping Plover) · C. modestus (Rufous-Chested Dotterel) · C. mongolus (Lesser Sand-Plover (Tibetan)) · C. mongolus mongolus (Lesser Sand-Plover (Mongolian)) · C. mongolus pamirensis (Lesser Sand Plover) · C. mongolus stegmanni (Eastern Lesser Sand-Plover) · C. montanus (Mountain Plover) · C. morinellus (Eurasian Dotterel) · C. nivosus (Snowy Plover) · C. nivosus nivosus (Snowy Plover (Snowy)) · C. novaeseelandiae (Long-Billed Plover) · C. obscurus (Red-Breasted Plover) · C. obscurus aquilonius (Red-Breasted Plover) · C. obscurus obscurus (Red-Breasted Plover) · C. occidentalis (Snowy Plover) · C. pallidus (Chestnut-Banded Plover) · C. pallidus pallidus (Chestnut-Banded Plover) · C. pecuarius (Kittlitz's Plover) · C. pecuarius pecuarius (Kittlitz's Sand Plover) · C. peronii (Malaysian Plover) · C. placidus (Long-Billed Plover) · C. rubricollis (Hooded Plover) · C. ruficapillus (Red-Capped Plover) · C. sanctaehelenae (St. Helena Plover) · C. semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover) · C. thoracicus (Madagascan Plover) · C. tricollaris (Three-Banded Plover) · C. tricollaris tricollaris (Three-Banded Plover) · C. venustus (Chestnut-Banded Sand Plover) · C. veredus (Oriental Dotterel) · C. vociferous (Eastern Mew Gull) · C. vociferus (Killdeer) · C. vociferus peruvianus (Killdeer) · C. vociferus vociferus (Killdeer) · C. wilsonia (Wilson's Plover) · C. wilsonia beldingi (Wilson's Plover) · C. wilsonia wilsonia (Wilson's Plover)

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Further Reading

• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 250.
• Liberia / by Sir Harry Johnson; with an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Dr. Otto Stapf. London: Hutchinson, 1906. url p. 789, p. 789.
• Liberia, by Sir Harry Johnston. With an appendix on the flora of Liberia, by Dr. Otto Stapf; 28 coloured illustrations by Sir Harry Johnston, 24 botanical drawings by Miss Matilda Smith, 402 black and white il London, Hutchinson, 1906. url p. 789.
• The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies / London; H. Sotheran & Co., [1888] url , p. 135, p. 136.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Charadrius forbesi. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2009. Charadrius forbesi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Birds (ENBI wp13)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8233
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-176531
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2494459
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 176531
• IUCN ID: 199399
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 142336

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2009. Charadrius forbesi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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