Girdled plover

The Pluvier girdled ( Erythrogonys cinctus ) is a close relative of the Vanneau X, only species of the kind Erythrogonys .

Description

It is a bird of intermediate size (length 17 to 20 cm; weight 40 to 55 G). The top of the head and the nape of the neck are black. The chest and the front of the neck are white. The back is maroon, the belly and the lower face of the tail white. The nozzle is red just as the upper part of the legs.

Distribution and habitat

One finds it on all the Australian continent and in the South of the New Guinea He lives in all the places where fresh water is found

Food

He nourishes watery larvae, insects and seeds.

Lifestyle

Gregarious, he often saw with others Limicole S and other birds even when he niche.

Reproduction

It takes place from August at January. The parents build a nest on the ground, safe from a bush close to water. There are three to four small by brooded which swims as of their birth.

External bonds

  • photographs
  • '' Bird Finder '' (Birds of Australia)

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