Crab-plover
Crab-plover (<em>Dromas ardeola</em>) is a species of Crab-plover (<em>Dromadidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) is a species of Crab-plover (Dromadidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dromas; binomial: Dromas ardeola; authority: Paykull, 1805.
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa and the Indian Ocean. Non-breeding range: e AF, India : tropical to subtropical Indian Ocean coasts: sw Indian Ocean coast to Mozambique and KwaZulu Natal, Malagasy region including coralline atolls of s, c Seychelles, Chagos Arch., Maldives (wc Indian Ocean), w coast of India, Sri Lanka and Andaman Is..
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
No additional remarks recorded.
